The Test Format
The test is made up of 15 scenarios, or prompts. There are 9 written prompts – you write your answers – followed by 6 prompts where you video record your answers. The prompts themselves are either pieces of text or short videos. Each video will last for around ninety seconds, and typically will feature two people talking through a problem or challenging situation that one, or both, of them have faced. They will then require your help, or you might have to assess the scenario from an outside perspective. After the video ends, the three questions will be shown, which often follow a formula. Note that they do not always follow this formula – but you will notice that it appears repeatedly. The formula is:
Q1 – how would you approach the situation?
Q2 – follow on question going into more detail on the situation.
Q3 – describe a time when you faced a similar situation.
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The test will often also ask you to ‘imagine if…’ and replace a component of the situation, in order to see how you react.
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You may not pause or rewind the video, and as soon as the video ends you will begin the questions on it.
The text prompts are often much shorter, and frequently are no more than a single sentence quote. This means that the questions themselves sometimes have to be longer in order to provide guidance.
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Whether the prompt is text or a video, you should seek to categorise it into one of the core areas that the CASPer seeks to assess – there are ten of these. They are communication, collaboration, equity, empathy, ethics, motivation, problem solving, professionalism, resilience, and self awareness.
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The entire test will take between 100-120 minutes. You have five minutes total to answer each written scenario’s set of three questions, and 1 minute per question when recording your answers using the webcam in the second section. There are two optional breaks during the test, which you should take to refresh yourself.