ERIC Number: EJ965566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-080X
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Admission Scores as a Predictor of Academic Success in the Fiji School of Medicine
Ezeala, Christian C.; Swami, Niraj S.; Lal, Nilesh; Hussain, Shagufta
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v34 n1 p61-66 2012
Secondary education in Fiji ends with the Form 7 examination. Predictive validity for academic success of Form 7 scores which form the basis for admission into the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery programme of the Fiji School of Medicine was examined via a cohort of 129 students. Success rates for year 1 in 2008, 2009, and 2010 were 90.7 per cent, 86.5 per cent, and 83.5 per cent, respectively. Year 1 scores were positively correlated with Form 7 scores with correlation coefficients (r) of 0.7535 in 2008 (P less than 0.0001), 0.4866 in 2009 (P = 0.0023), and 0.4986 in 2010 (P = 0.0003). Similar correlations occurred between Form 7 scores and years 2 and 3 results in 2008, but no correlation was found with year 2 results in 2009. These findings show that Form 7 scores strongly predicted academic success in the School, providing support for its continued use. However, supplementary assessments may be required. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Academic Achievement, Predictive Validity, Surgery, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Success, Admission Criteria, Predictor Variables, Cohort Analysis, Scores, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Competitive Selection, Exit Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Fiji
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