| Autor: |
Hollman, John H., Calley, Darren Q., Cloud-Biebl, Beth A., Rindflesch, Aaron B., Oberhaus, Joy M., Hollman, Sydney R., Krause, David A. |
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Journal of Allied Health; Summer2022, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p136-142, 7p |
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PURPOSE: We examined lexical sophistication of written personal statements from physical therapy applicants to determine whether recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) indices distinguish higher- versus lower-scored candidates and correlate with other admissions variables. METHODS: Wrtten personal statements were extracted from 152 applications, coded numerically, and analyzed with RQA. Along with other RQA indices, determinismrepresenting predictability of words and phrases-was quantified. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to examine discriminative validity of RQA indices to distinguish between top-10 and bottom-10 candidates. Correlation coefficients between RQA indices and other admissions variables (grade point averages, standardized exam, behavioral interview, and cumulative admissions scores) were also examined. RESULTS: Determinism in personal statements was lower in top-scored (mean 7.38%) than bottom-scored candidates (mean 11.29%, p = 0.015), differentiated between them with 70% sensitivity (95% CI 34.8%-93.3%) and 100% specificity (95% Cl 69.2%-100%), and correlated negatively with candidates' behavloral interview scores (r= -0.168, 0 = 0.0391 DISCUSSION: The greater expressive lexical sophistication characterized by lower determinism in personal statements provides inforrnation about candidates' writing proficiency as a component of their communication abilities that may not otherwise be assessed in traditional admissions variables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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