title: Can we improve on situational judgement tests?
abstract: Situational judgement tests (SJTs) are multiple-choice psychological assessments that claim to measure professional attributes such as empathy, integrity, team involvement and resilience. One of their attractions is the ability to rank large numbers of candidates. Last year SJTs formed a major component (50% of the assessment marks) of the selection process for dental foundation training (DFT). However, it is not clear what SJTs are actually assessing. There is also the concern that applicants who have developed ethical reasoning skills may be disadvantaged by such tests. The DFT selection process needs to explicitly recognise the importance of ethical reasoning.
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, Cancer Research UK Leeds Centre, Cancer Genetics Building, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Affleck
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Leeds, LS2 9JT.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Leeds, LS2 9JT.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wardman
authors.affiliation: IDEA CETL, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Leeds, LS2 9JT.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D058996:Quality Improvement; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards