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ArticleBMC medical education2024

Associations between an open-response situational judgment test and performance on OSCEs and fieldwork: implications for admissions decisions and matriculant diversity in an occupational therapy program.

Mary Roduta Roberts, Cecilia Brito Alves, Fu Chen, Craig Richard St Jean

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Mary Roduta RobertsDepartment of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. mroberts@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-3466
Cecilia Brito AlvesMedical Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-7969
Fu ChenFaculty of Education, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-5267
Craig Richard St JeanDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0494-6875

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCasper, an online open-response situational judgement test that assesses social intelligence and professionalism [1], is used in admissions to health professions programs.

methodThis study (1) explored the incremental validity of Casper over grade point average (GPA) for predicting student performance on objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and fieldwork placements within an occupational therapy program, (2) examined optimal weighting of Casper in GPA in admissions decisions using non-linear optimization and regression tree analysis to find the weights associated with the highest average competency scores, and (3) investigated whether Casper could be used to impact the diversity of a cohort selected for admission to the program.

resultsMultiple regression analysis results indicate that Casper improves the prediction of OSCE and fieldwork performance over and above GPA (change in Adj. R

conclusionThese results constitute preliminary validity evidence supporting the integration of Casper into applicant selection in an occupational therapy graduate program.

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Educational MeasurementOccupational TherapySchool Admission CriteriaClinical CompetenceFemaleHumansJudgmentMaleFieldwork performanceOccupational therapyOSCEProgram admissionsSituational judgement tests

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PMCPMC11481358

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