To recruit participants for this field test, judgement sampling, also known as purposeful sampling was used to guarantee an equal distribution of participants in terms of the parameters age, gender and education [ 25].
The report promotes the use of contextual admissions, greater use of multiple mini-interviews (MMIs), aptitude testing and situational judgement tests (SJTs) and outreach programs, all of which have shown effectiveness in widening participation [ 1, 9].
A viable solution to the assessment of integrity may lie in the use of Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs), where test-takers are presented with job-related scenarios and asked to indicate their response(s) according to predetermined options [ 13, 14].
Internationally, such assessment centres have used a range of formats, both written and observed, including situational judgement tests (SJT) [ 13], clinical problem solving tests (CPST) [ 12], low and high fidelity simulations [ 14], and the multiple-mini-interview (MMI) [ 15].
Some of the available medical selection tools which seek to choose other non-academic characteristics are interviews, mini multiple interviews (MMI) and situational judgement tests (Patterson et al. 2016).
Situational Judgement Tests (SJT) involve presenting students with a work-related scenario and asking how they would respond.
A potential solution lies in the use of Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs) which have gained popularity due to robust psychometric evidence and potential for large-scale administration.
The UKCAT Board is currently trialling a new set of 'Situational Judgement Tests' (SJTs), as are already used for the recruitment of health professionals [ 24].
To explore the nature of affective states in response to different scents, available olfactory function tests require the judgement of various qualities of given odors.
Thirteen patients had rejection verified by biopsy, and in six patients anti-rejection therapy was given based on liver function tests and clinical judgement.
