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degree options and therefore require the completion of more upper division science
coursework as prerequisites for admission.
The community college based physician assistant program requires no upper
division science courses as prerequisites or prior undergraduate degree for
admission. This disparity in academic prerequisite requirements among programs,
does not exclude programs with fewer requirements from providing the quality of
educational training necessary to prepares graduates with clinical competencies for
entry into the profession.
Since 1999, the community college-based program has graduated 170
students. The National Certifying Examination pass rates from 2001 to 2007 are
outlined in the table below along with the national pass rates for comparison. The
first time takers’ pass rate for the cohort of students graduating in 2001 was 100%.
The program’s performance for this cohort of students was 8% above the national
first time takers’ average. From 2002 to 2004, the program’s performance for first
time takers remained above the national first time takers average of 2%, 6% and 5%,
respectively. The program graduate pass rate for first time takers dropped below the
national first time takers average pass rate for the first time in 2005 and has remained
below the national average for three consecutive years; 8%, 10% and 1% for 2005,
2006 and 2007 (NCCPA PANCE Report 2005, 2006, and 2007).
Object Description
| 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 |
Description
| Title | Page 14 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 6 degree options and therefore require the completion of more upper division science coursework as prerequisites for admission. The community college based physician assistant program requires no upper division science courses as prerequisites or prior undergraduate degree for admission. This disparity in academic prerequisite requirements among programs, does not exclude programs with fewer requirements from providing the quality of educational training necessary to prepares graduates with clinical competencies for entry into the profession. Since 1999, the community college-based program has graduated 170 students. The National Certifying Examination pass rates from 2001 to 2007 are outlined in the table below along with the national pass rates for comparison. The first time takers’ pass rate for the cohort of students graduating in 2001 was 100%. The program’s performance for this cohort of students was 8% above the national first time takers’ average. From 2002 to 2004, the program’s performance for first time takers remained above the national first time takers average of 2%, 6% and 5%, respectively. The program graduate pass rate for first time takers dropped below the national first time takers average pass rate for the first time in 2005 and has remained below the national average for three consecutive years; 8%, 10% and 1% for 2005, 2006 and 2007 (NCCPA PANCE Report 2005, 2006, and 2007). |
