A commentary on the use of cut-scores to increase the emphasis of non-cognitive variables in medical school admissions

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-319

  Kreiter, Clarence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Selection to medical school

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

APTITUDE TESTS; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PERSONALITY TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENT DROPOUTS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36749091303     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-006-9003-9     Document Type: Article

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