Admission tests model to pre-service teacher students admission based on a participatory design approach

Abstract

This paper describes and presents the process of designing, development and implementation of an ad-hoc tests for the admission of students to the pre-service teachers Bachelors degrees (both kindergarden and primary education). Over several courses, through a participatory methodology and with the involvement of more than 500 participants, admission tests were designed and validated to access pre-service teachers courses. These tests were proposed within the framework of a program aimed at establishing and applying various measures to improve initial teacher training at the University of the Balearic Islands. The final result of the process is a model for the design and implementation of admission tests from a participatory perspective that can be useful for the development of similar tests in other universities.