PREMATRICULATION PROGRAM GRADES AS PREDICTORS OF BLACK AND OTHER NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS 1ST-YEAR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES

被引：7

作者：

HESSER, A ^{[1
]}

LEWIS, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MED COLL GEORGIA,STUDENT EDUC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS,AUGUSTA,GA 30912

来源：

ACADEMIC MEDICINE | 1992年 / 67卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1097/00001888-199209000-00015

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

This study explored the relative strengths of select background variables, including grades in a summer prematriculation program (SPP), as predictors of students' first-year academic performances. During the years 1980 - 1989, 115 black and other nontraditional prematriculants at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine attended a four-week SPP featuring courses in biochemistry, anatomy, and immunology. Canonical correlation analysis revealed that the combination of undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) and SPP grades in biochemistry and anatomy was the best predictor of the students' academic performances based upon their first-year grades in biochemistry, anatomy, and microbiology, and upon their GPAs for all first-year basic science courses. The authors conclude that SPP grades can be used to identify the specific academic weaknesses of nontraditional students at highest risk of falling into academic jeopardy.

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页码：605 / 607

页数：3