Breadth of knowledge vs. grades: What best predicts achievement in the first year of health sciences programmes?

This study aimed to identify those features within secondary school curricula and assessment, particularly science subjects that best predict academic achievement in the first year of three different three-year undergraduate health professional programmes (nursing, pharmacy, and health sciences) at...

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Publicado en:Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions Vol. 9; pp. 1 - 10
Autores principales: Shulruf, Boaz, Li, Meisong, McKimm, Judy, Smith, Melinda
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board 2012
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          Shulruf, Boaz
          Li, Meisong
          McKimm, Judy
          Smith, Melinda
        affil: Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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          Academic Achievement
          Predictive Validity
          Student Performance Appraisal New Zealand
          Education, Health Sciences New Zealand
          Human
          Science Education
          Schools, Secondary
          Education, Nursing
          New Zealand
          Education, Pharmacy
          Student Selection
          Record Review
          Linear Regression
          Descriptive Statistics
          Correlational Studies
      ab: This study aimed to identify those features within secondary school curricula and assessment, particularly science subjects that best predict academic achievement in the first year of three different three-year undergraduate health professional programmes (nursing, pharmacy, and health sciences) at a large New Zealand university. In particular, this study compared the contribution of breadth of knowledge (number of credits acquired) versus grade level (grade point average) and explored the impact of demographic variables on achievement. The findings indicated that grades are the most important factor predicting student success in the first year of university. Although taking biology and physics at secondary school has some impact on university first year achievement, the effect is relatively minor.
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