evaluating admissions assessments

Worth it? How to evaluate the effectiveness of aca...

Academic admission assessment tools can simplify the process, by ranking applicants based on a defined…
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Altus Assessments part of the inaugural Globe and ...

Fresh off their 5-year anniversary, Altus Assessments is pleased to announce its inclusion in the…
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Widening access to medical education using situati...

Studying alongside a diverse group of peers could better prepare medical students for interactions with…
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The College Board’s SAT adversity score: is ...

Is the Adversity Score a useful correction factor or, another data-set that will never be…
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How situational judgment tests can benefit your ad...

No single selection process is perfect, so having multiple filters is the best way to…
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Measurements for the success of assessment tools p...

Just because a score is replicable does not mean it is measuring what we want…
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A comparison of situational judgment tests and per...

SJTs minimize the element of subjectivity by incorporating multiple stakeholders in the evaluating process and…
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Measurements for the success of assessment tools p...

The concept of reliability is a fundamental psychometric measure of the reproducibility of assessment results.…
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Disruptions in admissions: the scandal and the con...

Because of the admissions scandal, many institutions are evaluating their processes. Institutions are actively finding…
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The trouble with secondary applications and how Ca...

Prior to sending out secondary applications, programs could incorporate Casper and use the results, along…
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Disruption in admissions: demonstrated interest ga...

According to a survey from The National Association for College Admission Counseling, 50% of admissions…
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Why is finding an empathic doctor important for yo...

We all want a doctor who is competent - someone who knows what their talking…