Including the Assessment of Nontraditional Factors in Pharmacy School Admissions

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 721-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A Latif
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Higher Education Admissions ◽  
Admissions Test

OBJECTIVE: To review the relevant literature regarding the predictive ability of cognitive measures (ie, Pharmacy College Admissions Test [PCAT] scores and prepharmacy grade point average [GPA]) on both academic and clinical performance and discuss the inclusion of nontraditional assessment during the admissions process. DATA SOURCES: Articles were identified through searches of International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1970–April 2004), MEDLINE (1966–January 2004), and ERIC (1966–April 2004) using the key words admissions variables, predictors of success, Pharmacy College Admissions Test, grade point average, cognitive variables, and noncognitive variables. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and retrospective studies, as well as reviews, regarding pharmacy school and other higher education admissions' variables were included in this review. DATA SYNTHESIS: Many pharmacy school admissions committees give a majority weight to the traditional cognitive markers of prepharmacy GPA and PCAT scores when selecting viable applicants. Doing so may be problematic due to the magnitude of the relationship between traditional cognitive predictors and pharmacy school performance. CONCLUSIONS: Based on this review, a cogent argument is advanced for the need to examine, in addition to PCAT scores and GPAs, such nontraditional factors as empathy, citizenship, and ethical behavior. This may increase the predictive ability of preadmission factors on pharmacy school didactic and clinical performance. Schools of pharmacy can do this through questionnaires and interviews designed to assess nontraditional variables.

scholarly journals Predicting Freshman Grade Point Average From College Admissions Test Scores and State High School Test Scores

AERA Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 233285841667060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Koretz ◽  
Carol Yu ◽  
Preeya P. Mbekeani ◽  
Meredith Langi ◽  
Tasmin Dhaliwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Admissions Test

scholarly journals Grit and chiropractic students' academic performance: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina A. Pulkkinen ◽  
Pablo Perez de la Ossa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Chiropractic Education ◽  
Chiropractic Students

Objective Previous investigations have studied the relationship between grit and academic performance, and it has been reported that grittier students perform better academically. The objectives of this study are to measure chiropractic students' grittiness and to explore the correlation between grit and academic performance. Methods We distributed the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) questionnaire to chiropractic students in electronic form. We included questions about their previous grade point average and the number of times they had retaken examinations. We scored the overall Grit-S scale and the Consistency of Interest and Perseverance of Effort subscales. A 2-tailed t test and 1-way analysis of variance were used to determine differences between groups. Results The response rate was 87% (n = 110). The mean grit score (3.44 ± 0.60) was similar to the general population and slightly lower than other healthcare professionals. The students who had a grade point average between <80% but less than 90% obtained significantly higher grit scores compared to those who had a grade point average <60% but less than 70%. Similarly, students who had no examination retakes had higher grit scores compared to those who took 4 or more exam retakes. We observed these differences in the overall and subscales scores. No other group showed any difference. Conclusion The results of this research showed that the grittier students performed better academically than the less gritty students. Grit scores can potentially be used to identify the students at risk of failing or dropping out. The role and potential application of grit in chiropractic education, student support, and admission procedures should be further evaluated.

scholarly journals Impact of paid work on the academic performance of nursing students

PeerJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. e1838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mery Constanza García-Vargas ◽  
Mercedes Rizo-Baeza ◽  
Ernesto Cortés-Castell
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Impact

Background.Little research exists on the impact of paid work on academic performance of students of health sciences. No research exists on this subject for students in Colombia.Objectives.This paper seeks to analyze the impact of paid work on academic performance among nursing students. Design, settings and participants: cross-sectional research, involving 430 of nursing students from the National University of Colombia (N= 566).Methods.Variables analyzed: sex, age, work activity, attendance, current semester, degree subjects studied and unavailable, lost credits, grades during the second semester of 2013, and delayed semesters. Subgroups analyzed: (i) according to labor activity: do not work, work up to 20 h and work more than 20 h per week; (ii) Grade point average: failing is considered as less than 3.0 and passing 3.0 or above out of 5.0. Percentage of delayed semesters were calculated. Qualitative and quantitative variables were analyzed for groups by work activity. The percentage and probability of students getting a grade point average less than 3.0 and delaying semesters were calculated by multivariate logistic regression.Results. A total of 219 of the students work (50.9%), the main reason is socioeconomic, of which 99 (45.2%) work more than 20 h per week and have an increased risk of failing, which is higher in the first semester. They also get lower grades, lose more credits and take longer to finish the degree. The logistic bivariate regressions of success (grade point average, credits gained, courses gained and not having delayed semesters) reduce with work, above all in those who work more than 20 h per week and increase as the number of semesters completed increases, independent of sex.Conclusion.A high percentage of nursing students work more than 20 h per week. The compatibility of paid work with studies in university nursing students has a negative impact on academic performance, more so when they work more than 20 h per week. This negative impact diminishes as the student completes semesters, irrespective of the sex of the students.

scholarly journals Gambling involvement, type of gambling and grade point average among 18–29-year-old Finnish men and women

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina Latvala ◽  
Hannu Alho ◽  
Susanna Raisamo ◽  
Anne H Salonen
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Slot Machines ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Type Of Gambling ◽  
Online Poker ◽  
Gambling Involvement

Aims: This study explores the associations between gambling involvement, type of gambling, at-risk and problem gambling (ARPG) and register-based grade point average (GPA), among Finnish people aged 18–29 years ( N = 676). It is assumed that high gambling involvement and engaging in certain types of gambling are linked to ARPG, and that low school achievement is positively associated with these measures. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional random sample was collected in 2015. The data were weighted based on gender, age and region. Analyses were carried out using logistic regression models. Results: Frequent gambling, playing several game types, online gambling and ARPG were more common among men than women. Those with low GPA played fast and low-paced daily lottery games and used online casinos significantly more often than men and women with average/high GPA. Men with a low GPA were also more likely to gamble on a weekly basis and played casino games and online poker more often. For women with a low GPA online gambling and playing slot machines were more common than for women with an average/high GPA. When controlling for sociodemographic variables and gambling involvement, men’s participation in daily lottery games and online poker was significantly associated with a low GPA, but among women none of the game types remained statistically significant. Among women, playing several different game types was linked with a low GPA. Conclusions: It seems that poorer school achievement is associated not only with frequent gambling, a large number of game types played and online gambling, but also, to some extent at least, with game type preferences.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN GAYA BELAJAR DENGAN INDEKS PRESTASI KUMULATIF PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UNIVERSITAS SYIAH KUALA YANG MENDERITA DISPEPSIA FUNGSIONAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakdiah Sakdiah ◽  
Taufik Suryadi ◽  
Ashila Rahmatika Putri
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Functional Dyspepsia ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point

Abstrak. Dispepsia fungsional merupakan kelainan fungsional yang terdiri dari gejala klinis seperti nyeri ulu hati, perut kembung, cepat kenyang, mual dan muntah. Hal ini berpengaruh terhadap Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif (IPK) mahasiswa melalui mekanisme fisiologis dan psikologis. IPK adalah cerminan hasil nilai pencapaian pembelajaran ditingkat perkuliahan. Hasil belajar dapat dipengaruhi oleh gaya belajar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan gaya belajar dengan IPK pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Syiah Kuala yang menderita dispepsia fungsional. Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik observasional dengan rancangan cross sectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan probability sampling dengan metode stratified random sampling. Responden penelitian berjumlah 98 orang yang menderita dispepsia fungsional pada angkatan 2014, 2015 dan 2016. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan mahasiswa paling banyak kategori IPK sangat memuaskan (42,9%) dengan auditori adalah gaya belajar yang paling banyak digunakan (59,2%) dan diikuti oleh gaya belajar kinestetik (16,3%). Sebanyak 11% responden dengan kategori IPK pujian dan 7% diantaranya memiliki gaya belajar visual. Berdasarkan hasil analisis uji Kruskal Wallis terdapat hubungan signifikan dengan intensitas lemah antara gaya belajar dan IPK pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Syiah Kuala yang menderita dispepsia fungsional (a0,05; p=0,000; r=-0,349). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini, terdapat hubungan antara gaya belajar dengan IPK pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Syiah  Kuala yang menderita dispepsia fungsional.Kata kunci: Dispepsia Fungsional, Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif, Gaya BelajarAbstract. Functional dyspepsia is a functional abnormality consisting of clinical symptoms such as epigastrial pain, flatulence, early feeling of fullness (satiety), nausea and vomiting. It affects students' Grade Point Average (GPA) through physiological and psychological mechanisms. GPA reflects the learning outcomes at the end of study, which is influenced by learning style. This study aimed to determine the relationship between learning style with GPA of medical students of Syiah Kuala University with functional dyspepsia. This was an analytic observational study with cross-sectional design. The respondents included 98 students suffering from functional dyspepsia in the force of 2014,2015 and 2016 selected using stratified random sampling. The result of the study showed that most students in the IPK category were very satisfactory (42,9%) with auditory was the most used learning style (59,2%) and followed by kinesthetic learning style (16,3%). And as many as 11% of respondents with IPK praise category and 7% of whom have visual learning style. based on the crucial wallis test results there is a significant relationship with the weak intensity between learning styles and ipk at the medical faculty students of syiah kuala university who suffer from functional dyspepsia (a0,05; p=0,000; r=-0,349). This study concluded that learning style was associated with GPA of medical students of Syiah Kuala University with functional dyspepsia.Keyword: functional dyspepsia, Grade Point Average, learning style

scholarly journals Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kelulusan Uji Kompetensi Ners di Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Muslim Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Siti Hardianty Massi ◽  
Wa Ode Sri Asnaniar ◽  
Tutik Agustini
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Nursing Competence ◽  
Nurse Competence ◽  
Competence Test ◽  
Evaluation Of Learning

Competence test is evaluation of learning and it can be used as a measure of success and problem that often faced and to test the ability of nurse whether they are competent or not. Objective to determine the effect of health, motivation, preparation, grade point average of S1 and ners toward the passing of competence test in public health of muslim university of Indonesia. Methods of this research uses cross sectional analytic with quantitative approach. For determining the sample done with accidental sampling with a large sample of 210 respondents.Results it was found that there was not health effect with the passing of the nurse competence test (p=0,125), and there is an influences of motivation (p=0,000), preparation (p=0,000), grade point average of S1 (p=0,000), Ners (p=0,000) with the nursing competence test.Conclusion of this research is only motivation, preparation, grade point average of S1 and ners have any influence with nurse competence test. Option in health has not influence with the graduation of nurse competence test in public health faculty of muslim university of Indonesia. Therefore, it is expected that students of the professional nurses program can optimize about their academic self-regulation. As well as physical condition related to health in taking the competence test, there are who support it will get competent result.

scholarly journals Correlation Learning Style with Grade Point Average Fourth Year Medical Student

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 358-361
Author(s):  
Resti Rahmadika Akbar ◽  
Elvinas Sari Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Model Learning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Grade Point

BACKGROUND: Learning achievement is an important indicator to determine the learning and teaching process, each student has a different learning style. Student learning learns how they choose the suitable method and the results obtained optimally. A student must also learn their learning styles to choose methods or ways of learning that are appropriate to their character. AIM: Knowing the relationship between learning style and cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4th-year students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Baiturrahmah. METHODS: The scope of this research covers the fields of medical science, especially medical education, correlative analytical research with cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at the Medical Faculty Universitas Baiturrahma. The study was conducted from May to January 2019. The affordable population in this study were 4th-year students numbered 80 students with the Simple Random Sampling technique. Data analysis was univariately presented in the form of a frequency distribution table and bivariate analysis using the correlation test using the SPSS program. RESULTS: At most with female gender, namely (71.3%), the highest place is at most boarding, namely (77.5%), most have quad-model learning styles, namely (80%), most have a GPA graduated that is (61.3%), there is a relationship between the learning style and the GPA of 4th-year medical students with a value of p = 0.024 (p < 0.05) and r = 0.0253. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the 4th-year medical students have the most female sex, the most places to live are boarding, quad-model learning style, and there is a correlation between learning styles and the 4th year GPA Medicine at Universitas Baiturrahmah.

scholarly journals The Prevalence and Factors Associated with Mental Distress among College Students in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

1970 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tesfalem Teshome Tessema ◽  
Temesgen Abdi Gebremariam ◽  
Etaferahu Alemayehu Abebe ◽  
Etaferahu Alemayehu Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Factors Associated

BACKGROUND: Although mental health problems affect the general population, students are highly vulnerable to psychological disorders. Mental distress among students is a cause of concern as it may impair their behavior and diminish learning, which could negatively affect their academic performance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and the factors associated with mental distress among college students in Southern Ethiopia.METHODS: Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 280 regular students of Hawassa College of Health Sciences. Mental distress was measured using a Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). The data were entered into Epi-Info version 3.5.4 and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. Multivariable logistic analysis was performed following bivariate analysis to adjust for the effect of confounders.RESULT: The prevalence of mental distress among the study subjects was found to be 59 (22.30%). Female students were 2.08 times more likely to have mental distress as compared to male students (AOR =2.08 [95% CI: 1.14-3.82]). The odds of mental distress among third-year students was 60% lower compared to second-year students [AOR = 0.40; 95 % CI, (0.19, 0.87)]. Students who were from Amhara ethnic group were 3.37 times more likely to have mental distress as compared to students from Sidama ethnic group [AOR=3.37;95%CI (1.13-10.09)]. Moreover, students who had Grade Point Average of below 60% were 4.69 times more likely to be mentally distressed as compared to those students who scored Grade Point Average of greater or equal to 60% (AOR= 4.69; 95%CI,[ 2.46, 8.96).CONCLUSION: The finding suggests the importance of providing mental health counseling support for students as part of the teaching and learning process. More research to further explore the multiple factors influencing students’ mental health condition should also be conducted.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Assessment of Emotional Intelligence in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
National Physical Therapy Examination ◽  
Doctor Of Physical Therapy ◽  
Predictive Instrument

Emotional intelligence has been shown to predict clinical performance in other medical fields and may be a predictor for clinical performance in physical therapy students. Longitudinal assessment of emotional intelligence of Doctor of Physical Therapy students was obtained yearly (three times) beginning in the first year. In addition, the relationship between emotional intelligence and performance on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) and clinical performance (using the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI)) was examined. Participants. Graduate physical therapy students (n = 260; 218 women and 42 men) between the ages of 20 and 35 from four schools participated. Methods. Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEITTM version 2.0) scores, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, pre-requisite and professional grade point averages (GPAs), NPTE scores, CPI scores (Version 4), and demographic information were collected. Results. Correlation between emotional intelligence and CPI (at either assessment period) was r < 0.37 and emotional intelligence and the NPTE was r = 0.25. Correlation between the various GPA scores and CPI scores was r < 0.13. Likewise, CPI scores or NPTE scores could not be predicted using regression analyses with any combination of emotional intelligence scores, GPA scores, and GRE scores. Higher total emotional intelligence was observed in those who passed the NPTE (103.3) versus those who failed (97.7) the examination (p = 0.05). No differences in total emotional intelligence or any of the subscales were observed over time.Discussion and Conclusion. Emotional intelligence may be a factor in passing the NPTE but had little predictive ability in assessing NPTE or CPI performance. Moreover, GPA and GRE scores also failed to predict CPI or NPTE, indicating a predictive instrument of clinical performance is still needed.

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