ERIC Number: EJ911245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Emotional Intelligence in Applicant Selection for Care-Related Academic Programs
Zysberg, Leehu; Levy, Anat; Zisberg, Anna
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v29 n1 p27-38 Feb 2011
Two studies describe the development of the Audiovisual Test of Emotional Intelligence (AVEI), aimed at candidate selection in educational settings. Study I depicts the construction of the test and the preliminary examination of its psychometric properties in a sample of 92 college students. Item analysis allowed the modification of problem items, resulting in acceptable reliability (intraclass correlation = 0.67) and moderate to good discrimination indices. Study II examined criterion-related validity of the AVEI based on a sample of 102 nursing students in a large university in northern Israel. The results suggest that the AVEI correlated with students' performance in field practice and in human relations training courses better than with any other relevant variable (e.g., GMA, GPA). Associations remained in the 0.45 to 0.60 range, even after controlling for factors such as academic ability, GPA, and gender. These results suggest that the AVEI may be a valid instrument in student selection for care-related programs. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Admission Criteria, Test Construction, College Students, Nursing Students, Test Reliability, Item Analysis, Test Validity, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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