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UMATUndergraduate
Medicine
and
Health
Sciences
Admission
Test
2012Information
Session
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OUTLINE
History
WhyisUMATused?
WhatisUMAT?
Teststructure
Howisitdeveloped?
Importantdates
Howdoyouregister?
Howdo
you
prepare
for
the
test?
Onthedayofthetest
Testtakingstrategy
UMATresults
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HISTORY
DevelopedbyACERonbehalfoftheUMATConsortium
Firstintroducedin1991atTheUniversityofNewcastleforselection
intotheirmedicalprogram
Nowinuseacross14Universities,(12inAustraliaand2inNew
Zealand)andadditionalhealthprogramssuchasDentistry,
Optometry,PhysiotherapyandMedicalLaboratoryScience
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WHYISUMATUSED?
Itcomplementsacademicachievementmeasures
Itfocusesonindividualaptitudenotsocioeconomicbackground
Itprovidesinformationoncapacitytoreasoninunfamiliarareas
Itprovidesdatathatisconsistentacrossjurisdictions
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WHATISUMAT?
Cognitivetest
3hour
Multiplechoicequestions
Designedtoassessgeneralattributesandabilitiesgainedthrough
priorexperienceandlearningwhichareimportantforthestudyin
themedicalandhealthprofessionalprograms
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STRUCTURE
Dividedinto3sections
Section1:LogicalReasoningandProblemSolving
48questionstobecompletedin1hourand10minutes
Section2:UnderstandingPeople
44questionstobecompletedin55minutes
Section3:
Non
verbal
Reasoning
42questionstobecompletedin55minutes
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SECTION1
Materialsaredrawnfromawidevarietyofgeneralsourcesandare
basedonabrieftextorpieceofinformationpresentedgraphically
Assessesyourabilitytocomprehend,drawlogicalconclusions,
reachsolutionsbyidentifyingrelevantfacts,evaluateinformation,
pinpointadditionalormissinginformation,andgenerateandtest
plausiblehypotheses
Questionsare
in
multiple
choice
format
with
4alternatives
.
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SECTION2
Questionsarebasedonascenario,dialogueorothertext
representingspecificinterpersonalsituations
Assessesyourabilitytounderstandandthinkaboutpeopleandin
particulartoidentify,inferthethoughts,feelings,behaviourand/or
intentionsofthepeoplerepresentedinthesituations
Questionsareinmultiplechoiceformatwith4alternatives
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SECTION3
Questionsarebasedonpatternsorsequencesofshapes
Assessesyourabilitytoreasonintheabstractandsolveproblemsin
nonverbalcontexts
Questionsareinmultiplechoiceformatwith5alternatives
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HOWISUMATDEVELOPED?
Designedbytestwritersexpertintheirsubjectareas
Reviewedbypanelsofexpertwriters
Trialledinthelivetest
Analysedandreviewedbeforeinclusioninthetest
ReviewedyearlybyanindependentauditorappointedbytheUMAT
Consortium
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IMPORTANTDATESFOR2012
RegistrationsopenearlyAprilandcloseat5pmAESTon1June
Lateregistrationsaccepteduntil5pmAESTon15June
YourAdmissionTicketisreleased2weeksbeforethetest
UMATisheldonWednesday25July
ResultsarereleasedinlateSeptember
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IMPORTANTDATESFOR2012
RegistrationsopenearlyAprilandcloseat5pmAESTon1June
Lateregistrationsaccepteduntil5pmAESTon15June
YourAdmissionTicketisreleased2weeksbeforethetest
UMATisheldonWednesday25July
ResultsarereleasedinlateSeptember
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REGISTRATIONS
Submittedonlineonly,nopaperforms!
Accesstoacomputer
Validemailaddress preferablynotyahoo,gmailorhotmail
Note: allcorrespondencefromuswillbeviaemail
PracticeTestincludedwithyourregistration
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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REGISTRATIONS HOWTO
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TESTCENTRES
Australia:eachcapitalcityandselectregionalcentres
NewZealand:AucklandandDunedin
Overseas:London,SingaporeandWashingtonDC
Adhocrequestsfortestcentrescannotbegranted
Thetestisheldonthesamedayatalltestcentres
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HOWDOYOUPREPARE?
Familiariseyourselfwiththetypeofquestions
Readwidelyandcritically
UsethePracticeTestsasatrial
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EXAMPLE SECTION1
A Incorrect: Longterm survival of a tropical
rainforest is in no way defined or quantified. Any
assumption that an increase in the number of
species equates to or leads to longterm survival is
not warranted.
B Correct: It is implied that the hurricane
destroyed the dominant trees, and it is clear that
tree diversity has subsequently increased. The lackof changes in the 'control' plots adds support to the
conclusion. It is not necessary to have knowledge of
ecological dominance processes to arrive at this
conclusion.
C Incorrect: The two key phrases 'overall life'
and 'levelled to the ground' are not defined or
quantified. And it is reasonable to assume that'overall life' is more than tree species diversity, and
that 'levelled to the ground' may imply something
other than the effects of a hurricane.
D Incorrect: Productivity is not defined or
quantified. It may be reasonable to assume that in
this context it refers to an increase in biomass, but
this cannot be equated to the only measure
provided tree diversity.
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EXAMPLE SECTION2
A Incorrect: The way the writer describes his height
and its resulting problems is forthright and open,
giving no suggestion that it embarrasses him.
Similarly, whilst his words suggest that he feels
inconvenienced, annoyed and patronised, they do
not suggest that he feels embarrassed. Furthermore,
the fact that he visits restaurants and converses with
strangers suggests a degree of confidence; not thebehaviour of someone who is embarrassed.
B Incorrect: The idea of being normal is not a
major issue for the writer because, he has never
known anything but his own situation his own
normality. This prevents him from wishing he was
something other than what he is.
C Correct: The writers main problems stem fromother peoples biased or ignorant perceptions, rather
than from any negative selfperception. His biggest
and most difficult problem involves dealing with the
demeaning actions of people who assume, because
of his small stature, that he is a child.
D Incorrect: The writer tells us that he has always
managed to cope with the practical issues arising
from his disability.
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EXAMPLES SECTION3
1 Answer= E: The figures show a sequence of four
shades (black, dark grey, light grey, white) each of which
appears in each of the four positions, except for A and D
which are identical. Being identical A and D are likely to
be the start and finish of the sequence a useful clue. A
sequence can be determined in which the shades move
upwards (or, equivalently, downwards) one position at a
time, giving ABECD (or equivalently DCEBA). E istherefore the answer
2 Answer = D: The horizontal bar in the first figure
rotates anticlockwise by 45 in each successive figure.
The vertical bar never moves. The answer must
therefore show the vertical bar, and that the original
horizontal bar has moved 45 anticlockwise from its
(vertical) position in the previous figure. The smallrectangles can be viewed as alternating between a total
of four or two in each picture, or disappearing when
crossed by a black bar. Either way, D is the answer. The
incorrect options vary the presence/absence and
orientation of the different elements.
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EXAMPLES SECTION3(cont)3 Answer = B:
The small dog remains in the sameposition and orientation in each segment of the picture
and therefore is expected unchanged in the missing
segment. The large dog also remains in the same
position in each segment, but flips between adjacent
segments, so that its legs point either in to or out of the
centre of the figure. As the legs of the large dog in the
segments on either side of the missing segment are
both facing out, the answer must include a large dogwhose legs face in. B is the answer. The other options
vary the orientation of the different elements.
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ONTHEDAYOFTHETEST
Youwillneed:
YourAdmissionTicket
Appropriate
identification
Youcanhave:
Pencilanderaser
Bottleofwater
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IDENTIFICATION
TheonlyacceptableformsofIDare:
Apassportissuedwithinthelast2years
Avalidphotobearing driverslicenceorlearnerspermit
Keypass
/
Proof
of
Age
Card
/
18+
card
/
Photo
Card Acertifiedletterofidentification
Studentcards,photocopiesofdocumentsorexpireddocumentsare
notacceptable
CandidateswithoutappropriateIDand/orAdmissionTicketare
deniedaccesstothetestcentre
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IDENTIFICATION
TheonlyacceptableformsofIDare:
Apassportissuedwithinthelast2years
Avalidphotobearing driverslicenceorlearnerspermit
Keypass
/
Proof
of
Age
Card
/
18+
card
/
Photo
Card Acertifiedletterofidentification
Studentcards,photocopiesofdocumentsorexpireddocumentsare
notacceptable
CandidateswithoutappropriateIDand/orAdmissionTicketare
deniedaccesstothetestcentre
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TESTTAKINGSTRATEGY
Worksteadily
through
the
test
Donotspendtoomuchtimeonanyonequestion
Ifyou
think
you
know
the
answer
mark
it
even
if
you
are
unsure,
youcangobacktoitifyouhavetimeattheendofthesection
Attemptasmanyquestionsaspossible,nomarksaredeductedfor
anincorrect
answer
Onlyworkononesectionatatime
Doany
rough
work
in
the
test
booklet
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MISCONDUCT
Givingoffalseormisleadinginformation
Impersonation
Attemptingtoremoveatestbook,answersheetornotesfromthe
testcentre
Failuretofollowsupervisorsinstructionsonthedayofthetest
Givingorreceivingassistanceduringthetest
Copyinganothercandidateswork
Creatingadisturbance
Usingprohibiteditems
Writingormarkingthetestpaperoranswersheetafterthe
instructionisgiventostopwriting
Usingorpassinginformationaboutthetesttothirdparties
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RESULTS
Youwillreceive4scores,oneforeachsectionplusanoverallscore
Theoverallscoreisanunweightedaverageofthethreesection
scoresandiscalculatedaccordingtothefollowingformula:
(1xSection1+1xSection2+1xSection3)/3
Scoresareonascaleof0to100
Scoresarevalidfor1year
d d d d l h d
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QUESTIONS?
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