Casper (Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics, earlier CASPer or "CMSENS") [1] is an admissions test developed by Harold Reiter [2] and Kelly Dore. [3] Made for the McMaster University's Program for Educational Research and Development, it has been used by the McMaster University Medical School since 2010. [4] [5] [6] The test was developed to assess an academic applicant's personal and professional attributes in the pre-screening stage of the application process. The test, which is a form of situational judgement test, consist of video- or word-based scenarios, based on real-life situations. [7] Candidates have five minutes to answer three questions. [7]
Casper was piloted by Northern Ontario School of Medicine in the 2014 application cycle. In 2015 the test was adopted by three medical schools: the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New York Medical College. [5] [6] It is currently in use at over 70 medical schools worldwide. [8]
Braden MacBeth criticised Casper on Science-Based Medicine for lack of transparency, flawed studies and a conflict of interest. MacBeth concludes "CASPer should not be incorporated into the medical school admissions process". [9]
Casper (Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics, earlier CASPer or "CMSENS") [1] is an admissions test developed by Harold Reiter [2] and Kelly Dore. [3] Made for the McMaster University's Program for Educational Research and Development, it has been used by the McMaster University Medical School since 2010. [4] [5] [6] The test was developed to assess an academic applicant's personal and professional attributes in the pre-screening stage of the application process. The test, which is a form of situational judgement test, consist of video- or word-based scenarios, based on real-life situations. [7] Candidates have five minutes to answer three questions. [7]
Casper was piloted by Northern Ontario School of Medicine in the 2014 application cycle. In 2015 the test was adopted by three medical schools: the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New York Medical College. [5] [6] It is currently in use at over 70 medical schools worldwide. [8]
Braden MacBeth criticised Casper on Science-Based Medicine for lack of transparency, flawed studies and a conflict of interest. MacBeth concludes "CASPer should not be incorporated into the medical school admissions process". [9]