Situational judgment test validity: an exploratory model of the participant response process using cognitive and think-aloud interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Situational judgment tests (SJTs) are used in health sciences education to measure examinee knowledge using case-based scenarios. Despite their popularity, there is a significant gap in the validity research on the response process that demonstrates how SJTs measure their intended constructs. A model of SJT response processes has been proposed in the literature by Robert Ployhart; however, few studies have explored and expanded the factors. The purpose of this study was to describe the factors involved in cognitive processes that examinees use as they respond to SJT items in a health professions education context.

Methods

Thirty participants-15 student pharmacists and 15 practicing pharmacists-completed a 12-item SJT designed to measure empathy. Each participant e

SUBMITTER: Wolcott MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7734708 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature