![The company behind the test, Acuity Insights, claims the Casper helps schools predict which students will have career success by assessing "soft skills" — from empathy and ethics to judgment and communication.
"They'd say, 'This company that we're looking to invest in has a reputation of [not believing in] climate change,'" he said. "You're supposed to weigh both sides of the scenario."
Go Public has heard from over two dozen medical school applicants who also have concerns.
"The process is unnecessarily opaque," wrote one, who said he'd taken the test five times before finally getting accepted to a medical school.
A student who said he'd taken the test four times wrote that it should "be abolished."
The company charges applicants $50 to write the test, and another $18 to submit to each medical school.
Applicants question training of people who rate Casper exams.
A recent online job posting by Acuity promised raters could earn $30 to $50 an hour.
The ad did not list any academic or professional requirements, noting that "applicants from all walks of life" were welcome and raters would get paid 65 cents for every written answer they assess and $1 for every video response.
Acuity told Go Public it monitors how quickly raters are scoring responses "to ensure they are spending an appropriate amount of time reviewing the context of each response."
The company also said its raters "have differing levels of qualification" which ensures "they represent the patient population students will serve when they become physicians."
Studies 'weren't very good'
But perhaps the biggest concern is criticism from respected academics who say there is no compelling evidence the test does what it claims.
pseudoscience: 🇨🇦 Controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/casper-test-medical-school-1.7507308
Critics say claims that Casper predicts student performance are unsubstantiated
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The company behind the test, Acuity Insights, claims the Casper helps schools predict which students will have career success by assessing "soft skills" — from empathy and ethics to judgment and communication. "They'd say, 'This company that we're looking to invest in has a reputation of [not believing in] climate change,'" he said. "You're supposed to weigh both sides of the scenario." Go Public has heard from over two dozen medical school applicants who also have concerns. "The process is unnecessarily opaque," wrote one, who said he'd taken the test five times before finally getting accepted to a medical school. A student who said he'd taken the test four times wrote that it should "be abolished." The company charges applicants $50 to write the test, and another $18 to submit to each medical school. Applicants question training of people who rate Casper exams. A recent online job posting by Acuity promised raters could earn $30 to $50 an hour. The ad did not list any academic or professional requirements, noting that "applicants from all walks of life" were welcome and raters would get paid 65 cents for every written answer they assess and $1 for every video response. Acuity told Go Public it monitors how quickly raters are scoring responses "to ensure they are spending an appropriate amount of time reviewing the context of each response." The company also said its raters "have differing levels of qualification" which ensures "they represent the patient population students will serve when they become physicians." Studies 'weren't very good' But perhaps the biggest concern is criticism from respected academics who say there is no compelling evidence the test does what it claims. pseudoscience: 🇨🇦 Controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/casper-test-medical-school-1.7507308 Critics say claims that Casper predicts student performance are unsubstantiated #Casper #AcuityInsights #pseudoscience
pseudoscience: 🇨🇦 Controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence
www.cbc.ca/news/gopubli...
Critics say claims that Casper predicts student performance are unsubstantiated
#MCAT #PsychologyTesting #Casper #AcuityInsights #bias #pseudoscience #AlgorithmicBias