The predictive utility of nontraditional test scores for first-year pharmacy student academic performance
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The predictive utility of nontraditional test scores for first-year pharmacy student academic performance
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the value of employing the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI), Defining Issues Test (DIT), and Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA) in predictive models for first-year pharmacy student academic performance.
Methods: Six years of pharmacy student admission and progression data were evaluated. Additional predictive validity offered by these variables over a model of prepharmacy grade point average and pharmacy college admission test (PCAT) score was examined.
Results: None of the 3 measures offered the ability to predict first-semester or first-year academic performance over and above GPA and PCAT.
Conclusions: The LASSI, DIT, and WGCTA do not appear to assess abilities that are directly related to academic performance; however, these instruments may be useful in assessing other student attributes that are highly desirable for the practice of pharmacy.
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