Middlemas David A., Manning James M., Gazzillo Linda M., Young John
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ.
J Athl Train. 2001 Jun;36(2):136-140.
To determine whether grade point average, hours of clinical education, or both are significant predictors of performance on the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification examination and whether curriculum and internship candidates' scores on the certification examination can be differentially predicted. DESIGN AND SETTING: Data collection forms and consent forms were mailed to the subjects to collect data for predictor variables. Subject scores on the certification examination were obtained from Columbia Assessment Services. SUBJECTS: A total of 270 first-time candidates for the April and June 1998 certification examinations. MEASUREMENTS: Grade point average, number of clinical hours completed, sex, route to certification eligibility (curriculum or internship), scores on each section of the certification examination, and pass/fail criteria for each section. RESULTS: We found no significant difference between the scores of men and women on any section of the examination. Scores for curriculum and internship candidates differed significantly on the written and practical sections of the examination but not on the simulation section. Grade point average was a significant predictor of scores on each section of the examination and the examination as a whole. Clinical hours completed did not add a significant increment for any section but did add a significant increment for the examination overall. Although no significant difference was noted between curriculum and internship candidates in predicting scores on sections of the examination, a significant difference by route was found in predicting whether candidates would pass the examination as a whole (P =.047). Proportion of variance accounted for was less than R(2) = 0.0723 for any section of the examination and R(2) = 0.057 for the examination as a whole. CONCLUSIONS: Potential predictors of performance on the certification examination can be useful to athletic training educators in assisting students. These findings must be used cautiously because of the low proportion of explained variance. Low R(2) values suggest that the largest contributors to performance on the examination were not identified in this study. Although the results of this study support the decision to discontinue the internship route to certification, continued research focusing on identification and investigation of the constructs that contribute to examination success is needed.
确定平均绩点、临床教育时长或两者是否为美国国家运动训练师协会认证委员会考试成绩的重要预测因素，以及课程和实习考生在认证考试中的成绩是否能被差异预测。设计与背景：向受试者邮寄数据收集表和同意书，以收集预测变量的数据。认证考试的受试者成绩来自哥伦比亚评估服务公司。受试者：1998年4月和6月认证考试的270名首次报考者。测量指标：平均绩点、完成的临床小时数、性别、获得认证资格的途径（课程或实习）、认证考试各部分的成绩以及各部分的通过/未通过标准。结果：我们发现，考试各部分中男性和女性的成绩没有显著差异。课程和实习考生在考试的笔试和实践部分成绩有显著差异，但在模拟部分没有差异。平均绩点是考试各部分及整个考试成绩的重要预测因素。完成的临床小时数对任何部分都没有显著增加，但对整个考试有显著增加。虽然在预测考试各部分成绩时，课程和实习考生之间没有显著差异，但在预测考生是否能通过整个考试时，发现按途径存在显著差异（P = 0.047）。考试任何部分的方差解释比例均小于R² = 0.0723，整个考试的R² = 0.057。结论：认证考试成绩的潜在预测因素对运动训练教育工作者帮助学生可能有用。由于解释方差的比例较低，这些发现必须谨慎使用。低R²值表明，本研究未确定考试成绩的最大影响因素。尽管本研究结果支持停止实习认证途径的决定，但仍需要继续开展研究，重点是识别和调查有助于考试成功的因素。
