Predictive validity of a Uniform Entrance Test for the health professionals.

Abstract:

Objective:To investigate the predictive validity of Uniform Entrance Test for academic performance in the first two years in various health science degree programs. Methods:A retrospective analysis of admissions data and academic performance of students admitted in under-graduate programs of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy of three cohorts was taken. The independent and dependent variables were entry test scores and semester scores respectively. Spearman's Correlation co-efficient was computed to determine the association between entrance test scores and semester scores for three groups. Results:Majority of the students were from the MBBS degree program (61%) with majority of female students (65%) in all three programs. In MBBS the highest correlation coefficient between entry test and semester scores was observed for semester one rs = 0.334 and lowest in semester four rs= 0.208. In BDS degree program both highest and lowest correlations were in semester one. In the Pharm-D degree program, a significant correlation was only seen in cohort 1 but not in the subsequent cohorts. Conclusion:The uniform entrance test has an incremental predictive validity for the MBBS and BDS programs as compared to Pharm-D. Better performance in the entrance test predicts higher semester scores and more likelihood of achieving higher scores in the first year as compared to the second year.

journal_name

Pak J Med Sci

authors

Ali R,Ali SK,Afzal A

doi

10.12669/pjms.35.2.334

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-03-01 00:00:00

pages

330-336

issue

2

eissn

1682-024X

issn

1681-715X

pii

PJMS-35-330

journal_volume

35

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