MCAT(Medical College Admission Test)是針對欲申請美國醫學院入學之學生的
一項測驗。
 測驗簡介：
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is designed to help admission committees
predict which of their applicants will be successful in medical school and to encourage
students interested in medicine to pursue broad undergraduate study in the natural and
social sciences and in the humanities. The MCAT assesses mastery of basic biology,
chemistry, and physics concepts; facility with scientific problem solving and critical
thinking; and writing skills. Four separate scores are reported. Verbal Reasoning,
Physical
Sciences, and Biological Sciences are composed of multiple-choice items; scores are
reported on a scal ranging from 1 (lowest) to 15 (highest) . The Writing Sample includes
two 30-minute essays; the score is reported on a scale of J (lowest) to T (highest).
Verbal Reasoning draws upon materials from the humanities, social sciences, and natural
sciences to assess studens' abilities to comprehend, reason, and think critically. The
verbal
Reasoning Section does not test subject-matter knowledge. The two science sections--
Biological Sciences, which assesses biology and biologicall ralated chemistry concepts and
Physical Sciences, which assesses physics and physically related chemistry topic--consist
introductory-level science concepts through their application to the solution of science
problems. Essay questions on the Writing Topics are designed to assess skill in the
development of a central idea, synthesis of concepts and ideas, cohesive and logical
presentation of ideas, and clear writing. |
