Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs)

Chapter 56 provides advice on early career planning, with specific reference to Foundation Programme applications, Academic Foundation Programme applications, and career taster opportunities. The Foundation Programme application process is summarized, with details about the types of application, timeline of application, online submission, educational performance measures used, situational judgement tests, and top tips to maximize the chance of a successful outcome. The situational judgement test forms a significant part of the overall score: the chapter covers example questions and the rationale for the preferred response. Academic Foundation Programmes allow additional scope and funding for research and form the early stages of the academic career pathway. Career taster weeks allow an opportunity to look closely at a career of interest by spending a week in that specialty. Advice on how to organize a taster week, what to ask about, and top tips in organizing your own career taster are provided. A comprehensive list of resources is provided for the reader.

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The hidden curriculum and limitations of situational judgement tests for selection

Medical Education ◽

10.1111/medu.14264 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (10) ◽

pp. 872-875

Author(s):

Xuyi Mimi Wang ◽

Vincent Andrew Leung

Keyword(s):

Hidden Curriculum ◽

Situational Judgement Tests ◽

Situational Judgement

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Situational judgement tests for selection: Traditional vs construct‐driven approaches

Medical Education ◽

10.1111/medu.14011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 105-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Paul A. Tiffin ◽

Lewis W. Paton ◽

Deborah O'Mara ◽

Carolyn MacCann ◽

Jonas W. B. Lang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Situational Judgement Tests ◽

Situational Judgement

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Can we improve on situational judgement tests?

BDJ ◽

10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.17 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 220 (1) ◽

pp. 9-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

P. Affleck ◽

M. Bowman ◽

M. Wardman ◽

S. Sinclair ◽

R. Adams

Keyword(s):

Situational Judgement Tests ◽

Situational Judgement

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Best Practice Recommendations for Situational Judgment Tests

Australasian Journal of Organisational Psychology ◽

10.1017/orp.2015.6 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stefanie Pollard ◽

Helena D. Cooper-Thomas

Keyword(s):

Best Practice ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Situational Judgment Tests ◽

Selection Procedures ◽

Practice Recommendations ◽

Situational Judgement Tests ◽

Key Issues ◽

The Difference ◽

Best Practice Process ◽

Situational Judgement

Situational judgement tests (SJTs) are increasingly popular as part of selection procedures because of their strong psychometric properties. SJTs present test takers with job-related situations and a series of potential responses. The aim of this review article is to provide evidence-based recommendations for practitioners who are considering implementing SJTs for their clients, as well as offering an analysis of some key issues for academics. This research provides a review of the literature on SJTs to answer three questions: (1) What is the difference between framing questions either as what should you do versus what would you do? (2) What is the difference between multimedia-based and text-based SJTs? (3) What is the best process for SJT creation? Following this, recommendations are provided as follows: That responses are optimally framed in terms of what a respondent thinks s/he should do, not what s/he would do; that multimedia-based SJTs are used in preference to text-based SJTs; and a ‘best practice’ process for creating an SJT is outlined. Finally, the review includes a discussion of implications for creating tests that are inclusive of different ethnic groups, as well as ethical issues relating to the use of SJTs in selection.

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