Transitions – Admission to Higher Education
In Hungary, major changes are taking place in the system of higher education. The directions of these changes are visible, legal preparations and changes have been completed, however, professional opinion…
Mihály Kocsis
Survey of the reading comprehension skills of first year students
Following the year 2000 there have been fundamental changes in the Hungarian higher education system. In 2006 the higher education system has been transformed dramatically, Hungary also joined the European…
The Socio-Cultural Background of the Reading Comprehension of University Students – The Success Factors of University Admission
An important question of the national research policy is the efficiency of the educational system. The expansion of the national public and higher education has started numerous competence-based investigations. The…
Secondary analysis of performances in reading literacy from early school grades to university
The results of the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) and PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) data collection of 2006 were published in December 2007. A PIRLS –,…
Secondary analysis of performances in reading literacy from early school grades to university
The results of the PIRLS and PISA data collection of 2006 were published in December 2007. ,A PIRLS –, probably in every five years –, examines the competences of 4th grade…
Monitoring Cognitive and Mental Abilities of Students
There are two factors that affected the Hungarian higher education system significantly. First: instead of entrance examination the results of leaving examination became the main selection criteria for getting to…