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A rating scale for the selection of internship applicants
Author(s) -
Suran Bernard G.,
Crivolio August J.,
Kupst Mary Jo
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197704)33:2<591::aid-jclp2270330257>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - internship , psychology , rating scale , productivity , scale (ratio) , selection (genetic algorithm) , medical education , clinical psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , economics , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , macroeconomics
This study evaluated the utility of a rating scale for selecting clinical psychology interns. Forty‐five applicants were rated by five staff psychologists. Variables rated included previous clinical experience, academic record, scholarly productivity, letters of recommendation, and intangibles. Majority agreement was found for 80% of the applicants for academic record and for scholarly productivity, for 73.3% of the applicants for clinical experience and for letters of recommendation, for 40% of the applicants for intangibles. Overall majority agreement was found for 64.8% of the candidates. All of the variables correlated positively and significantly with the total score. Scholarly productivity was weighted highest as a predictor of the applicant's total score followed by clinical experience, intangibles, letters of recommendation, and academic record. Advantages of the use of the rating scale by training centers in the selection of interns were discussed.