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Dr Aileen O'Brien Prof Peter McCrorie St George's, University of London. GAMSAT. What predicts future job performance?. Validity ( r ) % add to IQ IQ complx. job .51 65% integ/conscnt. .41 23% peer ratings .49 14% prev job perform. .45 14%
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Dr Aileen O'Brien Prof Peter McCrorie St George's, University of London GAMSAT
What predicts future job performance? • Validity ( r ) % add to IQ • IQ complx. job .51 65% • integ/conscnt. .41 23% • peer ratings .49 14% • prev job perform. .45 14% • biograph.data .35 2% • no train.courses .11 2% • yrs education .10 2% • interests .10 2% • age -.01 0%
Academic predictors of exam performance • Science A levels predict exam success in years 1 and 2 but not subsequent performance
But note that • Different cognitive & non-cognitive factors correlate with academic success in different schools, so cultures and teaching styles influence outcome.
Clinical performance is predicted by • interviews (sometimes) • previous study English & Humanities • learning style (deep or superficial) • measure of empathy / motivation
Suggested good practice for selection for medical school • Relevant factors: predictive validity and cost • Measure of IQ • Structured interview assessing desirable personal characteristics • ? additional measures, e.g. structured reference, group activity, psychometric tests, behavioural consistency exercise, etc
GAMSAT • Developed and validated by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) • To assist in selection of students for graduate-entry programs • To assess capacity to undertake high level intellectual studies in a demanding course.
Universities • St George’s, University of • London • The University of Nottingham • at Derby • The University of Wales at • Swansea • Peninsula Medical and Dental School (5 and 4 year) • Keele University
GAMSAT scores correlate with GCSE & A level points • not with degree class • not with interview scores • 50% overlap with UKCAT
What is GAMSAT? • Designed to suit many educational backgrounds • More pattern recognition than specific facts • Need to know the sciences • Not pass/fail, rather a screening test for interview • Designed to provide a ‘level playing field’
Section I - Reasoning in humanities and social sciences • Assesses skills in the interpretation and understanding of ideas in social and cultural context. Some material is presented verbally, some more visual and tabular. • 75 MCQs in 100 minutes
Example – Section I • Which is closest in meaning to the given proverb? • Death keeps no calendar • A The evening crowns the day • B Nothing is certain but death and taxes • C Death devours lambs as well as sheep • D We must live by the living not by the dead
Section II - Written communication • Test of writing, emphasis on generative thinking component of writing ability. • 2 writing tasks, each from a choice of 5; total writing time 1 hour. • 2 short pieces of prose, each marked x3
Develop and title a piece of writing in response to the following comments • One friend in a lifetime is much; two is many; three is hardly possible • Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it • However rare true love may be it is less rare than true friendship • It is one of the great blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them
“A politician is an arse which everyone has sat upon except a man”..!
Section III- Reasoning in biological and physical sciences • Assesses knowledge and understanding of basic science and problem solving in scientific context • Identify knowledge in new contexts • Translate knowledge from one form to another • Estimate measurements and recognise limits in accuracy • Formulate hypotheses • Extrapolate and interpret data
Formulate generalisations • Deduce relationships from models • Analyse data • Follow line of reasoning • 40% chemistry, 40% biology, 20% physics • 110 MCQs in 170 minutes
When animal cells are placed in pure water, which one of the following is likely to move first and fastest across the cell membrane? A glucose B water C amino acids D sodium ions
St George’s entry requirements • 2.2 degree in any discipline • UK or EU resident • GAMSAT • Work experience • Interview • Police and health screening
Score calculated for St George’s • I + II + (2xIII) • 4 • I + II + III • 3
Minimum score of Paper 2 55 and must achieve 55 in one other paper and 50 in the other
Admission George's • GAMSAT • 2:2 • Reference and personal statement not used • GAMSAT “level playing field” • Multiple mini interview then decides