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Academic selection criteria and subsequent performance.
- Source :
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Medical education [Med Educ] 1990 Mar; Vol. 24 (2), pp. 151-7. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- In this paper we have attempted to determine if there are any aspects of the academic history of a student, prior to admission to the University of Leicester medical course, that correlate with his or her subsequent performance in that course. The analyses presented suggest that a student's overall performance in GCE O- and A-level examinations correlates with subsequent performance at various stages of the medical course. In addition, there is a correlation between performance in the medical course and performance in A-level chemistry and biology but not mathematics, physics or general studies. Students who resat two or more A-level subjects performed at a lower level throughout the course than those with only one or no resits. These results emphasize the importance of academic criteria in the medical student selection process.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0308-0110
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Medical education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2319973
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.1990.tb02514.x