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Expert Teacher Support

You will learn and improve your problem solving and critical thinking skills with the help of our expert teachers. Our expert teachers will deliver interactive online classes through our virtual classroom.

Live Online Interactive Sessions

Our interactive sessions will help you to master the proven strategies that cover all new UCAT question types. Our expert teachers will deliver classes through our online virtual classroom to groups of a small number of students. Mini groups of maximum 10 students in a group will get the benefit from one-to-one guidance with their teacher and the discussions generated from small group exercises.

Face-to face Classroom Sessions

Our expert teachers will deliver classes at our centre on each section of the UCAT. Students can select the course that suits to their needs.

Online UCAT Study Plan

You will get an access to the KAPLAN questions bank and online resources. This will provide you an access an Online Study Plan, including 6 practice tests, 30 quizzes and 500 mastery questions (a total of over 3000 questions!) with Kaplan’s renowned test-like interface. For more details about the KAPLAN question bank offered by Newton Classes, please refer to https://www.kaptestglobal.com

Mock Tests

In addition, you will receive access to many mini mock tests and full mock tests designed by our expert teachers to test your speed and ability to answers UCAT questions. You can appear in these tests online or by visiting our centre in Canberra to experience the real time exams conditions.

Study UCAT with Newton Classes (powered by KAPLAN) and benefit from courses created by experts.

Newton Classes and KAPLAN

Newton Classes offered UCAT preparation courses are powered by KAPLAN question bank and online resources. KAPLAN is the world leader in test preparation and have served millions of students since their founding over 80 years ago. Globally, they offer preparation for many standardised tests for college and graduate school admissions. Test prep is delivered online in more than 100 countries and through resellers and partners in over 30 countries.

KAPLAN depth of knowledge, experience and resources in helping students is unparalleled. Their self-paced online courses, practice tools, and extensive library of books and software all have proven success in helping students achieve their goals. Every student's learning is aided by state-of-the-art diagnostic and prescriptive tools to provide a truly personalised experience. KAPLAN as the leading provider of preparation courses for the UKCAT (from which the UCAT Australia and New Zealand is derived), now offers score-raising courses for students taking the identical UCAT ANZ.

For more details about the KAPLAN question bank offered by Newton Classes, please refer to https://www.kaptestglobal.com

ABOUT UCAT

University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is a computer-based test used by the consortium of ANZ Universities for admissions to their medical, dental and clinical degree programs. The UCAT test does not contain any specific curriculum or science or maths content. The focus is on exploring the cognitive powers of students and other attributes considered to be valuable for health care professionals.

The universities of UCAT ANZ Consortium in Australia and New Zealand, select applicants with the most appropriate mental abilities, attitudes and professional behaviors required for new doctors and dentists to be successful in their clinical careers by considering the results of UCAT. The UCAT results are used in collaboration with other admissions processes such as the UCAT application, academic qualifications and medical interview.

UCAT test is a computer-based test conducted by Pearson VUE test centers throughout the Australia and New Zealand. For details you can refer to the UCAT Consortium https://www.ucatofficial.com

UCAT EXAM STRUCTURE

UCAT test consists of five separately timed sections which each contain several questions in a multiple-choice format. Once the test starts, it cannot be paused for a break, however there is a timed instruction section prior to each section. For details you may refer to the UCAT Consortium https://www.ucatofficial.com

Table 1 UCAT Standard Test Structure
UCAT Sections
(cognitive skills based)
Number of Questions Time Scale Score Range
Verbal Reasoning 44 21 min 300-900
Decision Making 29 31 min 300-900
Quantitative Reasoning 36 24 min 300-900
Abstract Reasoning 55 13 min 300-900
UCAT Section
(non-cognitive skills based)
Total scale score range 1200-3600
Situational Judgement 69 26 min 300-900
Please note: 1 min of instruction time given prior to each of the sections.

UCAT MARKING

  • Questions with one correct answer are worth 1 mark.
  • Questions with multiple answers (such as those in Decision Making) are worth 2 marks, with 1 mark awarded to partially correct responses.
  • For incorrect answers, there is no negative marking in any of the sections.
  • Performance on one item does not influence which other items are presented.
  • Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning are marked on the number of correct answers.
  • Raw scores of each section are converted to scale scores that share a common range from 300 to 900. A total scale score ranges from 1200 to 3600.
  • In the Situational Judgement section, full marks are awarded for an item if the response matches the correct answer and partial marks awarded if the response is close to the correct answer.
  • Situational Judgement test is a measure of non-cognitive attributes, it will be considered by universities in a different manner to the cognitive sections. Please refer to their websites for more details.

  • For details you may refer to the UCAT Consortium https://www.ucatofficial.com

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