Talent selection in higher education

the aim of this project is to evaluate different methods to select and match students for higher education. We particularly focus on curriculum sampling methods that are becoming increasingly used in practice. Furthermore, we evaluate how different stake holders evaluate different methods to select students. The use of cognitive and non-cognitive methods are critically evaluated.

Main project

This project is part of project "The selection and development of talent".

Researchers and partners

Behavioural and Social Sciences, Psychology

• A.S.M. (Susan) Niesse, Psychometrics and Statistics
• prof. dr. R.R. (Rob) Meijer, Psychometrics and Statistics
• dr. J.N. (Jorge) Tendeiro, Psychometrics and Statistics

University of Groningen, outside of Behavioural and Socials Sciences

• Faculty of Law

Education

Selection of BA and MA student projects

• personnel selection, educational selection and matching, educational testing

Results

Publications

• Niessen A. S. M & Meijer, R. R. (in press). On the use of broadened selection criteria in higher education. Perspectives on Psychological Science.
• Niessen, A. S. M. & Meijer, R. R., Tendeiro, J. N. (in press). Applying Organizational Justice Theory to Admission to Higher Education: Admission from a Student Perspective. International Journal of Selection and Assessment.
• Niessen, A. S. M. Meijer, R. R., & Tendeiro, J. N. (in press). The limited use of self-report questionnaires in a high-stakes context: The effect of self-presentation in admission procedures in higher education. Personality and Individual Differences.
• Niessen, A. S. M. & Meijer R. R. (2016). Selection of medical students on the basis of non-academic skills: Is it worth the trouble? Clinical Medicine, 16, 339-342.
• Niessen, A. S. M., Meijer, R. R., & Tendeiro, J. N. (2016). Predicting success in higher education using proximal predictors. Plos ONE, 11(4): e0153663.doi: 10.1371
• Niessen, A. S. M. & Meijer, R. R. (2015). Wanneer heeft selectie in het hoger onderwijs zin? De stand van zaken anno 2015. Tijdschrift voor Hoger Onderwijs, 33, 5-19.
• Niessen, ASM & Meijer, R. R. (2016) Voorspellen met een examen: Work sample tests voor selectie en matching in het hoger onderwijs. Examens, tijdschrift voor de toetspraktijk, 3, 21-25.

More information

• press clippings:
• NRC Handelsblad, opiniepagina: De leerkracht is geen meetinstrument (Niessen & Meijer), 16 april 2016
• NRC Handelsblad, opiniepagina: Verdwijnt de loting laat ze een tentamen doen (Niessen & Meijer), november 2014