Price J, Dunne M
Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland.
Med Educ. 1990 May;24(3):212-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1990.tb00003.x.
The academic performance of matched groups of students who did, or did not, repeat a year at school so as to achieve the entrance qualifications necessary for admission to medical school was assessed. Repeating students were asked to provide possible reasons for their failure to enter on their first attempt. Better performance was predicted, to a small extent, in those who offered internal attributions as an explanation for their initial failure. It was not predicted by actual entrance examination grades, either at first or second attempt. Repeating students as a group were clearly academically weaker throughout the medical course. The implications for medical school admission policy are examined.
对那些为了获得医学院入学所需的入学资格而复读或未复读一年的学生匹配组的学业成绩进行了评估。要求复读的学生提供他们首次未能入学的可能原因。在那些将失败归因于自身内部因素的学生中，在一定程度上预测到了他们会有更好的表现。无论是首次还是第二次考试，实际入学考试成绩都无法预测这一点。复读学生作为一个群体在整个医学课程中明显学业较弱。本文探讨了这对医学院录取政策的影响。
