Measuring personal characteristics in applicants to German medical schools: Piloting an online Situational Judgement Test with an open-ended response format.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Situational Judgement Tests (SJT) are a cost-efficient method for the assessment of personal characteristics (e.g., empathy, professionalism, ethical thinking) in medical school admission. Recently, complex open-ended response format SJTs have become more feasible to conduct. However, research on their applicability to a German context is missing. This pilot study tests the acceptability, reliability, subgroup differences, and validity of an online SJT with open-ended response format developed in Canada ("Casper").

Methods

German medical school applicants and students from Hamburg were invited to take Casper in 2020 and 2021. The test consisted of 12 video- and text-based scenarios, each followed by three open-ended questions. Participants subsequently evaluated t

SUBMITTER: Knorr M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310783 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature