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Additional analysis drawn from the crosstabulation tables was undertaken by
identifying types of clinical experience (with cell frequencies five or greater) with
100% pass rate on the NCE. Licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, surgical
technician/laboratory technician and respiratory therapist fell into this class of
experiences (see Appendix C). Crosstabulation between clinical hours and
performance on the NCE indicated that individuals who completed greater than
35000 clinical hours (N=5) prior to enrollment had the perfect pass rate on the NCE
(see Appendix D). This finding implies that individual with more clinical hours are
more likely to succeed.
To what extent does the GPAsci predict student performance on the basic
science concept task areas (PANCE 7) on the NCE when used as an indicator of
success?
The Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient was used to determine the
relationship between GPAsci and basic science concepts on the National
Certification Examination (PANCE 7). The correlation coefficient (r = 0.390,
p<.000) indicates a significant correlation between GPAsci and PANCE 7. (Table
35)
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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 106 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 98 Additional analysis drawn from the crosstabulation tables was undertaken by identifying types of clinical experience (with cell frequencies five or greater) with 100% pass rate on the NCE. Licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, surgical technician/laboratory technician and respiratory therapist fell into this class of experiences (see Appendix C). Crosstabulation between clinical hours and performance on the NCE indicated that individuals who completed greater than 35000 clinical hours (N=5) prior to enrollment had the perfect pass rate on the NCE (see Appendix D). This finding implies that individual with more clinical hours are more likely to succeed. To what extent does the GPAsci predict student performance on the basic science concept task areas (PANCE 7) on the NCE when used as an indicator of success? The Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between GPAsci and basic science concepts on the National Certification Examination (PANCE 7). The correlation coefficient (r = 0.390, p<.000) indicates a significant correlation between GPAsci and PANCE 7. (Table 35) |
