The Graduate Management Admissions Test(Nigeria)

The Graduate Management Admissions Test is a test that used to asses the Verbal, Mathematical , Analytical and reading skills of individuals seeking admission into graduate management programs like the MBA in standard written english. it main aim is to  assess the analytical writing and problem-solving abilities of test takers while also addressing data sufficiency, logic, and critical reasoning skills that it believes to be vital to real-world business and management success

GMAT® modules

Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)

The Analytical Writing Assessment consists of one 30-minute writing task—analysis of an argument. It is important for test takers to be able to  analyze the reasoning behind a given argument and write a critique of that argument, the essay are given two autonomous ratings and these ratings are averaged together to determine the test taker's AWA score.

One rating is given by a computerized reading evaluation and another is given by a person at GMAC who will read and score the essay themselves without knowledge of what the computerized score was.

The automated essay-scoring engine is an electronic system that evaluates more than 50 structural and linguistic features, including organization of ideas, syntactic variety, and topical analysis. If the two ratings differ by more than one point, another evaluation by an expert reader is required to resolve the discrepancy and determine the final score.

Integrated Reasoning

 In Integrated Reasoning (IR) which is a new section in the gmat  syllabus  test taker’s are tested  in the area of  ability to evaluate data presented in multiple formats from multiple sources. These skills being tested this section comes from the over 740 management faculty survey administered by gmac worldwide important for the incoming students.
The integrated reasoning section includes four question types: table analysis, graphics interpretation, multi-source reasoning, and two-part analysis.
 In the table analysis section, test takers are presented with a sortable table of information, similar to a spreadsheet, which has to be analyzed.
 Each question will have several statements with opposite-answer options (e.g., true/false, yes/no), and test takers click on the correct option. Graphics interpretation questions ask test takers to interpret a graph or graphical image.
Each question has fill-in-the-blank statements with pull-down menus; test takers must choose the options that make the statements accurate. Multi-source reasoning questions are accompanied by two to three sources of information presented on tabbed pages. Test takers click on the tabs and examine all the relevant information, which may be a combination of text, charts, and tables to answer either traditional multiple-choice or opposite-answer (e.g., yes/no, true/false) questions.
Two-part analysis questions involve two components for a solution. Possible answers are given in a table format with a column for each component and rows with possible options. Test takers have to choose one response per column

Quantitative section

The quantitative section of the GMAT measures the ability to reason quantitatively, solve quantitative problems, interpret graphic data, and analyze and use information given in a problem. The use of calculators is not allowed on the quantitative section of the GMAT. Test takers must do their math work out by hand using a wet erase pen and laminated graph paper which are given to them at the testing center. Questions require knowledge of topics such as arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. There are two types of quantitative questions: problem solving and data sufficiency. Scores range from 0 to 60, although they only report scores between 11 and 51

Problem solving questions are designed to test the ability to reason quantitatively and solve quantitative problems. Data sufficiency is a unique question type that appears on the GMAT and is designed to measure the ability to understand and analyze a quantitative problem, recognize what information is relevant or irrelevant and determine at what point there is enough information to solve a problem or recognize the fact that there is insufficient information given to solve a particular problem.

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Education System in USA

The system of education in the United States is very structured and well planned. Starting from school right through graduation and post graduation, a  student can study  whichever subjects they want to study and mix different disciplines as per their interest. Universities in United States of America are very dynamic and allow a lot of freedom of choice for the students.

If you desire to study in USA then you should have some knowledge about the education system of the country.

This inforgraphic below gives a little explanation

educationa system in the usa

                              

The education in America starts with the primary school and lasts up to high school. Students need to have a high school diploma if they wish to pursue graduate study. After that students can pursue a two(2) year course at the end of which they are awarded the associate degree or the four year undergraduate study at the end of which they are awarded the Bachelor’s degree. As a part of the admission process all students have to sit for the SAT or ACT test. There are many state and public universities from where students can pursue these degrees.

After the undergraduate courses, an individual may go onward to pursuing graduate studies or post graduate studies. Post graduation programs in the US are more specialized than most part of the world  thereby providing advanced knowledge to the students in their preferred field of study. The Master’s program lasts generally for two years. These can either be  an academic course like Master of Arts or Master of Science, or a professional course like Master of Business Administration, Master of Education etc. As part of the application process, students need to take either GRE or the GMAT.

For international student even as it applies to nigerians , TOEFL is mandatory test before applying to American Universities.

MBA colleges in USA are very popular among students who want to do MBA abroad. There are several top ranking MBA universities in USA whose business programs are coveted by students all over the world. That is why students want to study in US

Top  international scholarship for nigerians in the usa

1. Fulbright Foreign Student Program
2. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)
3. Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships Program
4. Young African Leaders Initiative
5. Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
6. Rotary Peace Fellowships
7. American Association of University Women International Fellowship
8. Bonnie Hyland Umeh Excellence in Leadership Scholarship
9. Texas A&M International University Graduate Fellowships (MBA)
10. University of Central Missouri Olaiya Foundation Scholarship                                                  

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toefl tutorial and exam

The Test Of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL just like IELTS

is a test of an individual's ability to use and understand english in

an academic setting.it really meant for those going overseas for

studies

 PURPOSE OF THE TOEFL CERTIFICATION 

The purpose of the TOEFL test is to evaluate the English proficiency of

people who are non-native English speakers. In addition, international

companies, government agencies, scholarship programs, and recruitment

agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.

The TOEFL test or certification is cbt based in nigeria. it also

combines many of the same question types as the traditional paper-based

test with new question types. This is an easy-to-use testing system for

even the most basic computer users in Nigeria and other parts of the

world

 INTERNET-BASED TEST (IBT)

 READING 

 The Reading section consists of 3–4 passages, each approximately 700 words in length and questions about the passages.

The passages are on academic topics; they are the kind of material that might be found in an undergraduate university textbook.

Passages require understanding of rhetorical functions such as

cause-effect, compare-contrast and argumentation. Students answer

questions about main ideas, details, inferences, essential information,

sentence insertion, vocabulary, rhetorical purpose and overall ideas.

New types of questions in the iBT require filling out tables or

completing summaries. Prior knowledge of the subject under discussion is

not necessary to come to the correct answer.

 LISTENING

 The Listening section consists of six passages 3–5 minutes in length

and questions about the passages. These passages include two student

conversations and four academic lectures or discussions.

A conversation involves two speakers, a student and either a professor

or a campus service provider. A lecture is a self-contained portion of

an academic lecture, which may involve student participation and does

not assume specialized background knowledge in the subject area.

Each conversation and lecture stimulus is heard only once. Test-takers

may take notes while they listen and they may refer to their notes when

they answer the questions. Each conversation is associated with five

questions and each lecture with six.

The questions are meant to measure the ability to understand main ideas,

important details, implications, relationships between ideas,

organization of information, speaker purpose and speaker attitude.

 SPEAKING 

The Speaking section consists of six tasks: two independent tasks and

four integrated tasks. In the two independent tasks, test-takers answer

opinion questions on familiar topics.

They are evaluated on their ability to speak spontaneously and convey their ideas clearly and coherently.

In two of the integrated tasks, test-takers read a short passage, listen

to an academic course lecture or a conversation about campus life and

answer a question by combining appropriate information from the text and

the talk. In the two remaining integrated tasks, test-takers listen to

an academic course lecture or a conversation about campus life and then

respond to a question about what they heard. In the integrated tasks,

test-takers are evaluated on their ability to appropriately synthesize

and effectively convey information from the reading and listening

material.

 Test-takers may take notes as they read and listen and may use their

notes to help prepare their responses. Test-takers are given a short

preparation time before they have to begin speaking. The responses are

digitally recorded, sent to ETS’s Online Scoring Network (OSN) and

evaluated by three to six raters.

 WRITING 

 The Writing section measures a test taker's ability to write in an

academic setting and consists of two tasks: one integrated task and one

independent task. In the integrated task, test-takers read a passage on

an academic topic and then listen to a speaker discuss the same topic.

The test-taker will then write a summary about the important points in

the listening passage and explain how these relate to the key points of

the reading passage.

 In the independent task, the test-taker must write an essay that

states, explains, and supports their opinion on an issue, supporting

their opinions or choices, rather than simply listing personal

preferences or choices. Responses are sent to the ETS OSN and evaluated

by four raters.

 INTERNET BASED SORE

 The iBT version of the TOEFL test is scored on a scale of 0 to 120

points.

• Each of the four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing)

receives a scaled score from 0 to 30. The scaled scores from the four

sections are added together to determine the total score.

• Each speaking question is initially given a score of 0 to 4, and each

writing question is initially given a score of 0 to 5. These scores are

converted to scaled scores of 0 to 30.

 ACCEPTED TOEFL SCORES 

Most schools use TOEFL scores as only one factor in their admission

process. Each univerty or program within a college often has a minimum

TOEFL score required. The minimum TOEFL iBT scores range from 61 to 100

Most centers conducting A level training also conduct TOEFL exams in

nigeria

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 $260-280 depending on the test center

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Graduate Record Examinations turorial and examination

Graduate record examination is one of the required examination test  by schools offering post graduate studies for those applying for admissions into their programs especially in the us , uk , European, asia etc..
Gre  was Created in 1949  by Educational Testing Service (ETS) with  the exam aims of measuring,
 verbal reasoning, quantitative  reasoning,  analytical  writing, of applicant for various programms
Verbal Reasoning
These sections assess reading comprehension; critical reasoning and vocabulary usage of a test taker with each section consists of about 6 text completion, 4 sentence uniformity, and 10 crucial reading questions
The verbal test is scored on a scale of 130-170, in 1-point increments
Quantitative   Reasoning
This section assesses common secondary school level mathematical knowledge and reasoning skills. it comes with about 8 quantitative comparisons, 9 problem solving items, and 3 data interpretation questions and a score formula of 130–170, in 1-point increments
Analytical Writing
The gre analytical writing section consist of two types

1.      issue task

here ,you as a test taker will be given a total of 30 munites to write an easy on a given topic as determined by ETS but usually have more than enough options as the question comes from the entire GRE Program that has been  published.

Links to this sample essay will be given below

2.      argument task

Test takers are arguments (i.e. a series of information and considerations leading to a conclusion) then will be asked to write an essay that critiques the argument. Examination takers are asked to consider the argument's logic and to make suggestions about how to improve the logic of the argument.

Exam takers are expected to address the logical problems of the argument, not to provide a personal opinion on the subject..a total of 30 munites is also given for this section

More so critical thinking skill that have been acquire over an extended period of time  that are not associated with any specific field of study. The GRE General exams are taken on a computer (CBT based) therefore usually administered by testing vendor such as  prometric testing centers, and other certified exam vendors

Experimental Section

Experimental sections, which can be verbal, quantitative, or analytical writing task, contains new questions English testing service is considering for future use. Although the experimental section does not count towards the test-taker's score, it is unidentified and appears identical to the scored sections. Because test takers have no definite way of knowing which section is experimental, it is typically advised that test takers try their best on every section. Sometimes an identified research section at the end of the test is given instead of the experimental section. There is no experimental section on the paper-based GRE

In graduate school admissions processes, the level of emphasis that is placed upon GRE scores varies widely between schools and even departments within schools. At times the importance of a GRE score can range from being a mere admission formality to an important selection factor.

Exam cost
The cost to take the test is US$195 or =N=33000, bearing in mind that is is subject to the exchange rate of naira to dollar in the market

Getting certified

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Top business schools accepting GRE
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PEARSON TEST OF INGLISH IN NIGERIA

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PTE Academic assesses listening, reading, speaking and writing all via computer in a single 3 hour test session.
To complete a PTE Academic test, you will need to attend a secure Pearson test center. You will use a computer and headset to listen to, read and respond to questions.
During the three-hour test session there will be three main parts to the test:
speaking and writing (together),
listening and reading.
There are twenty different question formats, ranging from multiple choice through to essay writing and interpreting information.
PTE Academic assesses real-life, academic content, so you will hear excerpts from lectures and view graphs and charts. You will hear a range of accents in the test, from British and American to non-native speakers, so you will be exposed to the type of accents you will encounter in everyday life.

ACCEPTABLE ID:

As a Nigerian, you must present your a valid passport as ID,for you to take the pte test

ACCEPTABILITY 

PTE is Approved by

the UK and Australian Governments.
it is also accepted by thousands of academic programmes,
 including Harvard, Yale and INSEAD.
Or you may visit the site below for a proper check up

http://pearsonpte.com/test-takers/accepts

Accurate, objective, relevant results

PTE Academic delivers accurate, objective and relevant English test results.
pte test is scored against the Global Scale of English, giving you an accurate snapshot of test-taker performance on a scale of 10 - 90. A detailed score reports show overall test-taker performance as well as ability on sub-skills and enabling skills.
PTE test are taken online and  involves automated scoring and a secure online score verification system.
exam reports are usually given in 2 days

Detailed Score Report

With PTE Academic, students receive an overall English score, as well as scores for individual English sub-skills and enabling skills.

With PTE Academic you can see:

• Overall score
• Speaking score
• Listening score
• Reading score
• Writing score
• Grammar score
• Spelling score
• Oral Fluency score
• Vocabulary score
• Written discourse score

Score Report Website

Students receive their PTE Academic scores through a secure online portal, the Score Report Website. To ensure you maximise the security of PTE Academic scores, you need to  verify your scores through the secure online portal; you should not accept paper or PDF copies of the score report.
The score report website lets you access test taker scores assigned to your institution, print, save or export all data as PDF or CSV files and listen to the sample audio files recorded by test takers
PTE Academic is scored against the Global Scale of English. The Global Scale of English is a granular score scale from 10 - 90, aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference. The Global Scale of English helps to pinpoint each test taker's ability. Instead of using wide score bands that can be misinterpreted, it offer pin-point accuracy of test-taker ability. Find out more about the Global Scale of English

Automated Scoring

PTE automated scoring system is based on complex algorithms that were trained by testing a data sample of over 10,000 students with over 120 native languages.
It feeds thousands of human marks into the system and  find a standard error measurement between the system and a human rater is less than between one human rater to another. Find out more about automated scoring.
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Late Booking Price -=N=46000

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