title: [What is the purpose of the German Aptitude Test for Medical Studies (TMS)?].
abstract: The German Aptitude Test for Medical Studies (TMS) was implemented in 2007. 12,194 persons registered for this test in 2011, which represents a 91% increase over 2007. The male/female ratio remained constant at 38:62. Its reliability among applicants to Heidelberg Medical Faculty was confirmed by Cronbach's α (≥ 0.75) and inter-item correlation (≥ 0.25, p < 10(-7)). The TMS contains nine items; using factor analysis these were allocated to the two components verbal-mathematical and spatial-figural ability. The verbal-mathematical items moderately correlate with the German Baccalaureate GPA (r = 0.33), while the spatial-figural items do not correlate (r = 0.07). Thus, the TMS is an admission instrument that appraise different cognitive abilities than the GPA. For the admission of students to our faculty their TMS scores are weighted at 39%, which has resulted in a diversification of our student cohorts.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: Guni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kadmon
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duelli
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Resch
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadmon
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001077:Aptitude Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult