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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION …………………………………………………………….. ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ………………………………………………… iii
LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………... v
ABSTRACT ………………………………………………………………. viii
Chapter I: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………... 1
Chapter II: LITERATURE REVIEW …………………………………….. 17
Chapter III: METHODOLOGY …………………………………………... 59
Chapter IV: RESULTS ……………………………………………………. 74
Chapter V: DISCUSSION ………………………………………………… 107
REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………. 117
APPENDICES …………………………………………………………….. 123
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| Title | A predictive valdity study: correlation of admission variables with program completion and student performance on the National Certification Examination in a physician assistant program |
| Author | Middleton, Delores E. |
| Author email | delores.middleton@rcc.edu; lolokinard@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-08-29 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-10-18 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Jimenez y West, Ilda |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Cole, Darnell Hocevar, Dennis J. |
| Abstract | The purpose of this investigation was to examine the reliability and predictive validity of the of admission data in predicting student success in completing a community college-based physician assistant program and their performance on the National Certification Examination (NCE). The files of 170 graduates were reviewed and the following data was complied: 1) science grade point average (GPAsci), 2) cumulative grade point average (GPAcum), 3) reference letter ratings, 4) personal statement ratings, and 5) work experience -- each identified as a predictor measure in this study. The criterion measures identified in the study were 1) program completion, 2) performance on the NCE, and 3) skills. Findings demonstrated variations in the degree of relationship among predictor measures and criterion measures. The GPAsci demonstrated the greatest degree of correlation with student outcome in comparison with other predictor measures, which is consistent with previous research. Overall, the research demonstrated that there was practical significance or potentially significance correlations between the majority of the predictor measures. |
| Keyword | admission variable; criterion measures; national certification examination; criterion related evidence; reliability and predictive validy; prior academic achievement; letters of reference; personal statement; work experience |
| Coverage date | 1999/2005 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1678 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Middleton, Delores E. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Middleton-2420 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Middleton-2420.pdf |
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| Title | Page 4 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION …………………………………………………………….. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ………………………………………………… iii LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………... v ABSTRACT ………………………………………………………………. viii Chapter I: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………... 1 Chapter II: LITERATURE REVIEW …………………………………….. 17 Chapter III: METHODOLOGY …………………………………………... 59 Chapter IV: RESULTS ……………………………………………………. 74 Chapter V: DISCUSSION ………………………………………………… 107 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………. 117 APPENDICES …………………………………………………………….. 123 |
