paep (graduate admissions exam) information sheet
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The PAEP is a standardized exam in Spanish that evaluates the academic aptitude, cognitive ability and knowledge of graduate candidates.TRANSCRIPT
What is the PAEP?
The PAEP is a standardized exam in Spanish that evaluates the academic aptitude, cognitive ability and knowledge of graduate candidates. The exam was developed in 1991 by the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, with the collaboration of the College Board of Puerto Rico. The PAEP is currently used in leading Latin American universities because of its statistical validity and reliability. The exam can also serve as a diagnostic tool to identify areas that students need to strengthen.
www.laspau.harvard.edu/paep
he process of selecting talented candidates for your graduate program can be complex. It is essential that the students
possess the background and abilities necessary to be successful in their studies. Because grading scales vary widely depending on the academic program, university and country, students’ undergraduate grades are not the only indicator of future academic success. In order to ensure top quality results in the final selection of candidates, it is important to use a standardized and objective method to evaluate the academic abilities of applicants. LASPAU offers you the PAEP (Exam for Admission to Graduate Studies) as an essential tool for your selection process.
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What does the PAEP Evaluate?
• VerbalReasoning(antonyms, sentence completion, reading comprehension and analogies)
• QuantitativeandScientificReasoning(Mathematics: arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, applied probability. Natural Sciences: physics, chemistry and biology)
• CognitiveAbility (logic, association and pattern recognition)
• Writing (paragraph and essay structure, use of vocabulary and syntax)
• UseofEnglish(structures, conjugations, function words, and reading comprehension)
Leading institutions like INCAE in Costa Rica, Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, and IESA in Venezuela, use the PAEP to select candidates and have expressed great satisfaction with LASPAU’s services.
Our Services
LASPAU offers the following services: • Distribution of the PAEP to higher education institutions in
Latin America*
• Efficient exam grading and reporting of results
• Ongoing support and training in test administration • Flexible scheduling of exam dates
*all countries except Mexico
Elba Mireya Vasquez-TenjoLASPAU, 25 Mount Auburn Street, Suite 300 Cambridge, MA 02138-6095 USATel: (617) 496-1269 Fax: (617) 495-8990Email: [email protected] [email protected]/paep/
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What is LASPAU?
LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas is a nonprofit organization, affiliated with Harvard University and governed by an independent Board of Trustees. LASPAU is the leading organization dedicated to promoting higher education in the Americas. LASPAU’s affiliation with Harvard gives us we have direct access to internationally recognized researchers and academics in every field, which benefits the planning and implementation of our programs.