Admission Scores as a Predictor of Academic Success in the Fiji School of Medicine

Autor/inn/en	Ezeala, Christian C.; Swami, Niraj S.; Lal, Nilesh; Hussain, Shagufta
Titel	Admission Scores as a Predictor of Academic Success in the Fiji School of Medicine
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 34 (2012) 1, S.61-66 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2012.642333
Schlagwörter	Medical Schools; Academic Achievement; Predictive Validity; Surgery; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Success; Admission Criteria; Predictor Variables; Cohort Analysis; Scores; Academic Standards; Achievement Gains; Achievement Rating; Competitive Selection; Exit Examinations; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Testing; Undergraduate Students; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medizinische Ausbildung; Schulleistung; Chirurgie; Korrelation; Ausland; Erfolg; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Prädiktor; Kohortenanalyse; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Achievement; Rating; Leistung; Beurteilung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Fidschi
Abstract	Secondary education in Fiji ends with the Form 7 examination. Predictive validity for academic success of Form 7 scores which form the basis for admission into the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery programme of the Fiji School of Medicine was examined via a cohort of 129 students. Success rates for year 1 in 2008, 2009, and 2010 were 90.7 per cent, 86.5 per cent, and 83.5 per cent, respectively. Year 1 scores were positively correlated with Form 7 scores with correlation coefficients (r) of 0.7535 in 2008 (P less than 0.0001), 0.4866 in 2009 (P = 0.0023), and 0.4986 in 2010 (P = 0.0003). Similar correlations occurred between Form 7 scores and years 2 and 3 results in 2008, but no correlation was found with year 2 results in 2009. These findings show that Form 7 scores strongly predicted academic success in the School, providing support for its continued use. However, supplementary assessments may be required. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10