Suddick R P, Yancey J M, Wilson S
J Dent Educ. 1983 Mar;47(3):149-54.
Recent studies of the Embedded Figures and Mirror-Tracing Tests as predictors of first-, second-, and third-year dental students' grades were extended to the fourth year, and the comparative utility of the experimental predictors were examined in groups of recent dental graduates categorized by their predental science GPAs and DAT scores. The experimental predictors proved to very strong in graduates whose grades were below average at admission and were the best overall predictors for students who entered dental school with a predental science GPA below 3.0 or a combined DAT score below 4.0. Neither the DATs nor the predental science GPAs contributed consistently as predictors in these below average students. However, the predental science GPA was the best single overall predictor for all graduates (when not categorized as described). the experimental predictors contributed significantly to the predictive utility of the predental science GPA.
最近关于嵌入图形测试和镜像追踪测试作为一年级、二年级和三年级牙科学生成绩预测指标的研究扩展到了四年级，并在按入学前科学课程平均绩点和牙科学院入学考试（DAT）成绩分类的近期牙科毕业生群体中，检验了这些实验性预测指标的相对效用。实验性预测指标在入学成绩低于平均水平的毕业生中显示出很强的预测能力，对于入学前科学课程平均绩点低于3.0或DAT综合成绩低于4.0进入牙科学院的学生来说，是总体上最好的预测指标。在这些成绩低于平均水平的学生中，DAT成绩和入学前科学课程平均绩点作为预测指标都没有持续发挥作用。然而，入学前科学课程平均绩点是所有毕业生（未按上述方式分类时）总体上最好的单一预测指标。实验性预测指标对入学前科学课程平均绩点的预测效用有显著贡献。
