Wyllie A H, Currie A R
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1986 Jun 21;292(6536):1646-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1646.
In a study of 60 students who entered the intercalated honours BSc course in pathology at the University of Edinburgh over 10 years the conventional criteria of academic excellence and motivation were shown to be appropriate for the selection of honours students. When compared with classmates who did not take the intercalated year but who had shown similar high academic ability in the preclinical course the students who had taken the honours BSc did better in the remainder of the undergraduate curriculum. Of 42 honours students, 18 (43%) entered academic careers, particularly in pathology and medicine, but there was no observed tendency for students without honours BSc to do so. Although it is impossible to establish a causal relation between taking the honours course and subsequent academic distinction, the results suggest that the intercalated honours BSc in pathology serves a useful function in introducing able students into academic careers. The findings justify the financial support made available to such students during their intercalated year by the Medical Research Council and the Scottish Education Department.
在一项针对60名学生的研究中，这些学生在10年期间进入了爱丁堡大学病理学插读荣誉理学士学位课程，结果表明，传统的学术卓越和学习动机标准适用于选拔荣誉学生。与那些没有插读一年但在临床前课程中表现出类似高学术能力的同学相比，获得荣誉理学士学位的学生在本科课程的剩余部分表现更好。在42名荣誉学生中，18名（43%）进入了学术领域，特别是病理学和医学领域，但未获得荣誉理学士学位的学生没有观察到这样的倾向。虽然不可能确定修读荣誉课程与随后的学术成就之间存在因果关系，但结果表明，病理学插读荣誉理学士学位在将有能力的学生引入学术领域方面发挥了有益的作用。这些发现证明了医学研究委员会和苏格兰教育部在学生插读期间为他们提供财政支持的合理性。
