title: Computerized test versus personal interview as admission methods for graduate nursing studies: A retrospective cohort study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the predictive validity, economic efficiency, and faculty staff satisfaction of a computerized test versus a personal interview as admission methods for graduate nursing studies. A mixed method study was designed, including cross-sectional and retrospective cohorts, interviews, and cost analysis. One hundred and thirty-four students in the Master of Nursing program participated. The success of students in required core courses was similar in both admission method groups. The personal interview method was found to be a significant predictor of success, with cognitive variables the only significant contributors to the model. Higher satisfaction levels were reported with the computerized test compared with the personal interview method. The cost of the personal interview method, in annual hourly work, was 2.28 times higher than the computerized test. These findings may promote discussion regarding the cost benefit of the personal interview as an admission method for advanced academic studies in healthcare professions.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Koren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hazut
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Pnina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romem
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Smadar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malkin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.|Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6489-8556
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Livshiz-Riven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000639:trends*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D058013:Test Taking Skills
keywords: college admission test; education; graduate; nursing post graduate