The ability of ‘non-cognitive’ traits to predict undergraduate performance in medical schools: a national linkage study

Abstract Background In addition to the evaluation of educational attainment and intellectual ability there has been interest in the potential to select medical school applicants on non-academic qualities. Consequently, a battery of self-report measures concerned with assessing ‘non-cognitive’ traits...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle M. Finn, Lazaro Mwandigha, Lewis W. Paton, Paul A. Tiffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-018-1201-7