AUTHOR=Meijer Rob R., Niessen A. Susan M. TITLE=A trial studying approach to predict college achievement JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=6 YEAR=2015 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00887 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00887 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=

We argue that using trial studying is a reliable and valid way to select students for higher education. This method is based on a work sample approach often used in personnel selection contexts. We discuss that this method has predictive validity for study success, has high acceptance by stakeholders, and measures self-regulation in a high-stakes testing context that cannot be measured through self-report questionnaires. We suggest further research to implement this method to select students.