Predictive validity of pre-admission assessments on medical student performance
| Autor: | Al Awwab Dabaliz, Mohamad Al-Tannir, Abdulaziz Barakat, Akef Obeidat, Ayman Mohamed, M. Marwan Dabbagh, Mohammad Abrar Shareef, Samy Kaadan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Predictive validity
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Medical Education |
| ISSN: | 2042-6372 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To examine the predictive validity of pre-admission variables on students' performance in a medical school in Saudi Arabia. Methods: In this retrospective study, we collected admission and college performance data for 737 students in preclinical and clinical years. Data included high school scores and other standardized test scores, such as those of the National Achievement Test and the General Aptitude Test. Additionally, we included the scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exams. Those datasets were then compared with college performance indicators, namely the cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA) and progress test, using multivariate linear regression analysis. Results: In preclinical years, both the National Achievement Test (p=0.04, B=0.08) and TOEFL (p=0.017, B=0.01) scores were positive predictors of cGPA, whereas the General Aptitude Test (p=0.048, B=-0.05) negatively predicted cGPA. Moreover, none of the pre-admission variables were predictive of progress test performance in the same group. On the other hand, none of the pre-admission variables were predictive of cGPA in clinical years. Overall, cGPA strongly predict-ed students' progress test performance (p |
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