The predictive utility of nontraditional test scores for first-year pharmacy student academic performance

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lobb, William B ^a,b   Wilkin, Noel E ^a   McCaffrey III, David J ^a   Wilson, Marvin C ^a   Bentley, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Administration Faser Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Academic progression; Admission requirements; Defining Issues Test (DIT); Grade Point Average (GPA); Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI); Performance; Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT); Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 33845502322     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj7006128     Document Type: Article

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