HPAT-Ulster
Health Professions Admissions Test
Test Information:
HPAT-Ulster has been designed in consultation with the University of Ulster to assess a range of attributes considered important to the study and later practice of the health professions. It is designed to complement academic achievement, by providing assessment of skills in the areas of reasoning, understanding and working with people, and written communication. These skills have been identified as important for a competent health professional. HPAT-Ulster is not based on any curriculum or body of knowledge and presumes no particular field or discipline of prior study. HPAT-Ulster has a strong focus on general skills and personal abilities. It does not test knowledge of the basic sciences.
The test consists of three sections, over 3 hours without breaks.
Section 1: Critical Reasoning - lasts 65 minutes and consists of 45 multiple choice questions and seeks to test the ability to work with and analyse stimulus material; pose and test hypotheses; interpret and extract information; identify and evaluate evidence and lines of reasoning; identify a problem; analyse it to clarify key information; transform information into forms that can be applied to enhance problem solution, and identify, generate and evaluate possible solutions.
Section 2: Interpersonal Understanding - lasts 55 minutes and consists of 45 multiple choice questions focused on working with and understanding people, consisting of scenarios, narratives and dialogues with questions designed to assess the understanding of people; their motivations, behaviours and responses.
Section 3: Written Communication - lasts 60 minutes and consists of two written exercises requiring synthesis of graphically presented information relating to social issues and a reflective essay. Each task is graded using a set of specifically designed assessment criteria. Assessment focuses on the way in which ideas are integrated into a purposeful and relevant response to the task. You will not be assessed on the correctness of the ideas or attitudes you display. Each piece of writing is marked by at least two raters working independently.
Developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and the University of Ulster
Validation/reliability research by ACER and the University of Ulster
Taken at - one of the Ulster campuses: Coleraine, Jordanstown and Magee
When - the 2012 test date will be confirmed by HPAT later this year. This information will be added here as soon as it is available.
Duration - 3 hours (you should allow 4 and half hours at the test centre to include time for pre- testing procedures)
How much - £95
Fee reimbursement/bursary - not available
Test required by - University of Ulster for courses BSc Hons Dietetics, BSc Hons Occupational Therapy, BSc Hons Physiotherapy, BSc Hons Podiatry, BSc Hons Radiography (Diagnostic), BSc Hons Radiography (Therapeutic), BSc Hons Speech & Language Therapy
Website - www.hpat.org.uk/
to topWhere HPAT-Ulster is used:
HPAT required for admission to Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Speech & Language Therapy at the University of Ulster:
Dietetics
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Radiography (Diagnostic)
Radiography (Therapeutic)
Speech & Language Therapy
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Reviewed and updated: June 2011