I'm currently doing some work looking at how reliable undergraduate admissions interviews are at selecting the best undergraduates. There is a lot of literature in the field of medicine, in particular looking at MMI approaches, but I was wondering if anyone was aware of anything more general or relating to other subjects?
Dear Ellie
Your question is very timely, the number of candidates is growing and society, in this sense, demands an attachment to equity, to justice.
In my opinion, interviews can be one more way, but, as colleague Marianne affirms, it may not be free of a subjective component.
A more just and objective way are the entrance exams.
I can tell you that, in my country, they have a mandatory nature and are programmed at the state level.
It is an event of great social importance and is increasingly incorporated into our culture:
https://www.mes.gob.cu/es/como-acceder-la-educacion-superior
regards
Reinaldo
Indubitably, interview can be a very useful instrument in making the right decision. However, there should be a committee of interviewers trained for the job , all following a unified approach and a clear cut scoring grid. Therefore, if carefully designed , interviews can lead to better selection of undergraduate students.
Dear Ellie Darlington ,
You might find this paper interesting Article Reliability of Multiple Mini-Interviews and traditional inte...
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