Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020)
Original articles

Tools to promote reflection on professional experience: the Situational Judgment Test

Diego Di Masi
University of Turin
Alessio Surian
University of Padova
Published December 11, 2020
Keywords
  • Situational Judgment Test,
  • Decentralization,
  • Interpersonal skills,
  • Critical accidents

Abstract

What tools are available to support reflection by trainees on professional practices? The paper presents the Situational Judgment Test, a method that is being used in the selection of personnel and that we adapted to be of support to higher education Medicine students during their internship. The paper outlines the tool’s features and its planning phases. It focuses on the potential for critical incidents to elicit reflection on the mindsets and mental frames that are conditioning the professional agency.