Index to Chiropractic Literature
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ID 16215
  Title Predicting academic success in the first year of chiropractic college
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12532137
Journal J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2003 Jan;26(1):40-46
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Abstract/Notes PURPOSE: To determine if any existent preadmission academic or personal variables predict academic success in the first year of the Palmer College of Chiropractic West (PCCW) program.

PARTICIPANTS: One hundred ninety-two students at PCCW who had completed the first year of the program.

METHODS: One-way analysis of variance and stepwise linear multiple regression.

RESULTS: Men had a significantly higher mean matriculating grade point average (MatGPA) than women, but no such relationship existed in the cumulative year-1 GPA (Y1GPA). There was no statistically significant difference in MatGPA for students possessing a degree compared to those without a degree, but degree-holding students had a significantly higher Y1GPA. There was no statistically significant difference in MatGPA for students born in English-speaking countries compared to students born in non-English-speaking countries, but those born in English-speaking countries had a significantly higher Y1GPA. MatGPA, physics GPA, and chemistry GPA provided the strongest regression model, eliciting an R(2) value of 0.327.

CONCLUSIONS: Student characteristics on entering PCCW may help predict student performance in the first academic year. A relatively strong and statistically significant prediction model for Y1GPA (R(2) = 0.327) exists for PCCW. Used in conjunction with other available empirical data, this regression model may allow the institution to make more informed decisions when selecting students for admission.

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