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validity of the variables when predicting student performance in the program and
student scores on the NCE.
Phase III is the final stage of the selection process. Members of the Selection
Committee (the program director, dean of the department, the medical director, a
physician assistant from the community, and two faculty members from the
program) perform a final review of each file to verify compliance with the admission
requirements and to determine if the applicant is qualified for the lottery. Qualified
applicants are those individuals that the committee believes have the academic and
personal characteristics to successfully complete the program and pass the licensing
examination to become competent, contributing, self-fulfilled members of the health
care team (Downey et. al, 2002) based on the selection criteria. Qualified applicants
are selected for enrollment using a lottery system. Since the number of qualified
applicants out-number available slots the Selection Committee select the class by
lottery based on Board Policy 5000. The policy reads as follows (www.rcc.edu):
Admission priority to designated over-subscribed programs shall be
determined according to the legal residence of applicants in the order listed:
1. Residents of the Riverside Community College District
2. Residents of other community college districts within Riverside County
which do not present similar courses or programs.
3. Residents of California community college districts outside Riverside
County.
4. Residents of areas outside of California
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 32 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 24 validity of the variables when predicting student performance in the program and student scores on the NCE. Phase III is the final stage of the selection process. Members of the Selection Committee (the program director, dean of the department, the medical director, a physician assistant from the community, and two faculty members from the program) perform a final review of each file to verify compliance with the admission requirements and to determine if the applicant is qualified for the lottery. Qualified applicants are those individuals that the committee believes have the academic and personal characteristics to successfully complete the program and pass the licensing examination to become competent, contributing, self-fulfilled members of the health care team (Downey et. al, 2002) based on the selection criteria. Qualified applicants are selected for enrollment using a lottery system. Since the number of qualified applicants out-number available slots the Selection Committee select the class by lottery based on Board Policy 5000. The policy reads as follows (www.rcc.edu): Admission priority to designated over-subscribed programs shall be determined according to the legal residence of applicants in the order listed: 1. Residents of the Riverside Community College District 2. Residents of other community college districts within Riverside County which do not present similar courses or programs. 3. Residents of California community college districts outside Riverside County. 4. Residents of areas outside of California |
