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Occupational Therapy Education
Psychometrics
Health Professions Education

Background:

Understanding student characteristics is crucial for effective health professions education.
Noncognitive variables may predict success and suitability for specific professions.
Occupational therapy professionalization requires a balance of adherence and innovation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine changes in occupational therapy students' characteristics before and after their master's program.
To determine if noncognitive variables can identify desired student traits for admissions.
To assess personality shifts during the didactic phase of occupational therapy education.

Main Methods:

Quantitative pre- and post-test design.
Utilized the California Psychological Inventory (CPI 260®) personality test.
Involved 14 volunteer occupational therapy students.

Main Results:

No significant changes were observed in 25 out of 26 CPI 260® characteristics.
A significant decrease (p ≤ 0.05) was noted in the "achievement via conformance" score.
This reduction suggests a potential increase in innovative thinking among students.

Conclusions:

Noncognitive variables are valuable for admissions in health care professional programs.
Admission committees can leverage these variables to select candidates with specific traits.
This pilot study offers a tool for identifying core professionalization attributes in occupational therapy candidates.