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GAMSAT
Dr Aileen O'Brien
Prof Peter McCrorie
St George's, University of London
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 classnot with interview scores50% overlap with UKCAT
Designed to suit many educational backgrounds
More pattern recognition than specific facts
Need to know the sciences Not pass/fail, rather a screening test Not pass/fail, rather a screening test
for interviewfor interview Designed to provide a ‘level playing Designed to provide a ‘level playing
field’field’
What is GAMSAT?
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 x 3
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