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e. To what extent does the personal statement predict student success in
the program when used as an indicator of success?
2. Do data gathered as part of the admission selection process into a PA
program serve as an indicator to predict the success or failure of students
in passing the certification examination?
a. To what extent do GPAsci and GPAcum predict student performance
on the NCE?
b. To what extent does the GPAsci predict student success in the basic
science concept and pharmaceutical therapeutic task areas on the
National Certification Examination when used as indicators of
success?
c. To what extent do the quality of work experience and the hours of
work experience correlate with student performance on the National
Certification Examination?
3. Is there a statistically significant relationship between the applicant’s
entry-level skills and the exit-level skills identified on the National
Certification Examination?
Independent variables identified in the study are as follows: cumulative
GPA, science GPA, work experience, letters of reference, and personal statement.
Dependent variables are program completion and pass/fail on the NCE.
Correlational statistics was the best fit for this study because correlational statistics
allows the analyses of relationships among the multiple variables. Descriptive
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 |
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| Title | Page 68 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 60 e. To what extent does the personal statement predict student success in the program when used as an indicator of success? 2. Do data gathered as part of the admission selection process into a PA program serve as an indicator to predict the success or failure of students in passing the certification examination? a. To what extent do GPAsci and GPAcum predict student performance on the NCE? b. To what extent does the GPAsci predict student success in the basic science concept and pharmaceutical therapeutic task areas on the National Certification Examination when used as indicators of success? c. To what extent do the quality of work experience and the hours of work experience correlate with student performance on the National Certification Examination? 3. Is there a statistically significant relationship between the applicant’s entry-level skills and the exit-level skills identified on the National Certification Examination? Independent variables identified in the study are as follows: cumulative GPA, science GPA, work experience, letters of reference, and personal statement. Dependent variables are program completion and pass/fail on the NCE. Correlational statistics was the best fit for this study because correlational statistics allows the analyses of relationships among the multiple variables. Descriptive |
