Multiple mini-interviews as a selection tool for initial teacher education admissions
: Metsäpelto Riitta-Leena, Utriainen Jukka, Poikkeus Anna-Maija, Muotka Joona, Tolvanen Asko, Warinowski Anu
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
: 2022
: Teaching and Teacher Education
: Teaching and Teacher Education
: 103660
: 113
: 1879-2480
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103660
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103660
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175080781
This study investigates the reliability of multiple mini interviews (MMIs) to select students for classroom and special education teacher programs (n = 418) using intraclass correlations and cross-classified multilevel modeling. The results indicated mostly small effects of clustering of applicants to different interviewers and five-station circuits. The largest variance components in the MMI total score were for applicants (63.3%) and measurement error (20.6%), while the variance component for the interviewer was relatively small (11.6–14.4%). The applicants' and interviewers' perceptions were positive. This study provides evidence for the use of MMIs as a reliable tool for initial teacher education selection.