General Scholastic Ability Test Explained

General Scholastic Ability Test
大學學科能力測驗
Acronym:GSAT, 學測
Type:Entrance exam
Skills Tested:Multiple, Optional, Handwritten questions
Purpose:Applying to colleges
Duration:
  • Chinese: 90 Mins
  • English/Math AB: 100 Mins
  • Science/Social Studies: 110 Mins
Score Range:0~15
Score Validity:This school year
Regions:Taiwan
Language:ChineseEnglish
Test Takers: 116,465 (2022)[1]
Prerequisite:N/A
Fee:
  • Group: Basic NT$200, NT$170/subject
  • Personal: Basic NT$250, NT$170/subject
Score Users:Every college[2]
T:學科能力測驗
P:Xuékē nénglì cèyàn
W:Hsüeh²-k′o¹ nêng²-li Ts′ê⁴-yen⁴
Poj:Ha̍k-kho lêng-le̍k chhek-giām
Tl:Ha̍k-kho lîng-li̍k tshik-giām
Phfs:Ho̍k-khô nèn-li̍t chhet-ngiam

The General Scholastic Ability Test (Chinese: 學科能力測驗)[3] is the Taiwanese university entrance exam. The test is administered over two days and five subjects

The materials cover the first two years of Taiwanese senior high school (10th and 11th grade).

In recent years, the test has attempted to encourage students to read outside of their classwork and be attuned to current events by including questions related to the Ebola virus, climate change,[4] 3G technology, and popular comic figures such as Spider-Man.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: zh:學測平均每人選考4.92科 選考人數最多考科曝光. https://www.ettoday.net/news/20220106/2162690.htm. 2022-01-06. Ettoday . zh:新聞雲.
  2. Web site: zh:111申請入學-校系分則查詢. https://www.cac.edu.tw/apply111/query.php. College Admission Committee. zh. 2022-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308051816/https://www.cac.edu.tw/apply111/query.php. dead.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-27 . General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) . 2022-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827034720/http://www.ceec.edu.tw/CeecEnglishWeb/E07Process_GSAT.aspx . 27 August 2019 . dead.
  4. Asia One Taiwan's General Scholastic Ability Test commences 2 February 2015
  5. China Post General Scholastic Ability Test English exams hardest in 5 years Chi-hao James Lo, 3 February 2015
  6. BBC News Top 10 exam rituals from stressed students across Asia, Jody-Lan Castle