Predicting academic success in the first year of chiropractic college.

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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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Author information

Author/s: Green, Bart N (BN); Johnson, Claire D (CD); McCarthy, Kevin (K);

Affiliation: Palmer College of Chiropractic West, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, 90 E. Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, USA. Green_B(-atsign-)palmer.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics (J Manipulative Physiol Ther), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Jan; vol 26 (issue 1) : pp 40-6

Dates: Created 2003/01/17; Completed 2003/05/13; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12532137, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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