Situational Judgment Task (SJT)

Overview

What it measures: Skills for building and sustaining communities of practice—perspective-taking, empathic concern, intellectual humility, adaptability, and collaborative problem-solving in faculty learning communities.

Developed by: PRME Pedagogy Certificate Series + winded.vertigo (2025) for September 2025 Building Communities of Practice session

When to use: Pre/post assessment in professional development programs emphasizing collaboration, peer learning, faculty learning communities, or networked improvement communities.

Completion time: 6-10 minutes (2-3 scenarios)

Format & Structure

SJT Design

Each scenario presents:

1. A community-building dilemma: Realistic challenges in forming or sustaining peer learning communities
2. Open-ended prompt: "What would you do?" (1-2 sentence response)
3. Ranking or multiple-choice task: Evaluate or rank response options

Scenarios focus on:

• Navigating diverse perspectives and expertise levels
• Building trust and psychological safety
• Balancing structure and emergence
• Sustaining momentum and addressing conflict

Example Scenario 1: Unequal Participation