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Direct linkMacKenzie, R. K.; Dowell, J.; Ayansina, D.; Cleland, J. A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017
Traditional methods of assessing personality traits in medical school selection have been heavily criticised. To address this at the point of selection, "non-cognitive" tests were included in the UK Clinical Aptitude Test, the most widely-used aptitude test in UK medical education (UKCAT: http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/). We examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Medical Schools, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textKirkup, Catherine; Wheater, Rebecca; Morrison, Jo; Durbin, Ben – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
In 2005, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) was commissioned to evaluate the potential value of using an aptitude test as an additional tool in the selection of candidates for admission to higher education (HE). This five-year study is co-funded by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), the Department for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Aptitude Tests, Student Surveys, Admission Criteria
Peer reviewedHakstian, A. Ralph; Woolsey, Lorette K. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The paper presented evidence of the criterion related validity of several Comprehensive Ability Battery (CAB) tests relative to criterion variables representing first year college achievement. Information regarding the criterion related validity of nontraditional tests of the CAB reflecting divergent production hypothesized to be associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Higher Education
