Die Validität von Auswahlgesprächen im Rahmen der Hochschulzulassung : eine Metaanalyse

Abstract

Interest in the criteria and psychological assessment procedures that should be used to determine university admission has grown considerably in recent years in German-speaking countries. While the German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, 1997) is skeptical about admission interviews, several university representatives and education policy-makers favor this method. In order to assess the predictive power of interviews in the context of university admission, we have conducted a meta-analysis (k = 44 studies), in which the admission interview is the predictor and exam results are the criterion for academic performance. The mean corrected validity for interviews is ρ = .16. Among 11 validity moderators examined, the degree of structure in the interview proved significant. Unstructured interviews reach a corrected validity of ρ = .11 compared to a corrected validity of ρ = .21 for structured interviews. The computed validity coefficients for admission interviews can be generalized. The incremental validity of interviews to school grades and admission tests is low.