Balogun J A
Department of Physical Therapy, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY 12180.
Phys Ther. 1988 Feb;68(2):238-42. doi: 10.1093/ptj/68.2.238.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the best predictors of academic and clinical performance in a physical therapy undergraduate program. The records of 42 graduates of the program were reviewed to obtain data concerning 1) preadmission cumulative grade point averages (GPAs), 2) written composition scores, 3) interview ratings (INTVs), 4) preprofessional faculty ratings, 5) mean Allied Health Professions Admission Test (MAHPAT) scores, and 6) scores on the comprehensive examination administered at the end of the educational program. The results of the comprehensive written and oral-practical examination were used as a measure of the students' academic achievement and clinical performance. Multiple regression analyses revealed that both academic achievement and clinical performance can be predicted reliably (p less than .001) from the preadmission requirements. The two viable predictors of academic achievement were GPA and MAHPAT. The GPA and MAHPAT accounted for 30.5% and 8.0%, respectively, of the total variance (40.6%) in academic achievement. The INTV and GPA were the two viable predictors of clinical performance. They accounted for 34.6% and 7.5%, respectively, of the total variance (44.8%) in clinical performance.
这项回顾性研究的目的是确定物理治疗本科项目中学术和临床成绩的最佳预测指标。审查了该项目42名毕业生的记录，以获取有关以下方面的数据：1）入学前累积平均绩点（GPA），2）书面作文分数，3）面试评分（INTV），4）专业前教师评分，5）联合健康职业入学考试平均成绩（MAHPAT），以及6）在教育项目结束时进行的综合考试成绩。综合笔试和口试实践考试的结果被用作衡量学生学术成就和临床成绩的指标。多元回归分析表明，从入学前要求可以可靠地预测学术成就和临床成绩（p小于0.001）。学术成就的两个可行预测指标是GPA和MAHPAT。GPA和MAHPAT分别占学术成就总方差（40.6%）的30.5%和8.0%。INTV和GPA是临床成绩的两个可行预测指标。它们分别占临床成绩总方差（44.8%）的34.6%和7.5%。
