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Table 3 UMAT and UMAT component scores, interview and interview component scores by student demographic characteristics after the revised selection processes (1999 to 2011).

From: Potential influence of selection criteria on the demographic composition of students in an Australian medical school

 

UMAT 1 Score

UMAT 2 Score

UMAT 3 Score

Total UMAT Score

Total Interview Score

Motivation/Commitment Score

Communication Skills Score

Gender

       

   Male (N = 657)

61.3 ± 0.3

55.6 ± 0.4

61.4 ± 0.4

178.3 ± 0.6

17.7 ± 0.1

2.88 ± 0.04

3.24 ± 0.04

   Female (N = 780)

59.5 ± 0.3 ***

59.4 ± 0.3 ***

58.5 ± 0.3 ***

177.1 ± 0.6

18.7 ± 0.1 ***

3.06 ± 0.04 ***

3.52 ± 0.04 ***

High School

       

   Independent High School (N = 856)

60.8 ± 0.3

57.5 ± 0.3

60.0 ± 0.3

178.2 ± 0.5

18.2 ± 0.1

2.52 ± 0.03

2.89 ± 0.03

   Public High School (N = 439)

59.2 ± 0.4 ***

57.1 ± 0.5

59.6 ± 0.4

175.6 ± 0.8 **

17.9 ± 0.2

2.43 ± 0.04

2.80 ± 0.04

Special Entry Pathways

       

   Special Entry (N = 276)

57.3 ± 0.5

56.3 ± 0.5

55.1 ± 0.5

168.9 ± 0.9

16.9 ± 0.2

2.29 ± 0.04

2.57 ± 0.05

   No Special Entry (N = 1161)

61.0 ± 0.2 ***

58.0 ± 0.3 **

60.9 ± 0.3 ***

179.7 ± 0.4 ***

18.5 ± 0.1 ***

2.55 ± 0.02 ***

2.94 ± 0.02 ***

Region of Origin

       

   Oceania (N = 992)

60.8 ± 0.3 ***

57.6 ± 0.3

58.9 ± 0.3 *** ###

177.1 ± 0.5

18.3 ± 0.1 *

2.50 ± 0.02 *

2.88 ± 0.03 *

   UK & Ireland (N = 52)

62.4 ± 1.2 *

58.3 ± 1.1

59.5 ± 1.2 #

180.1 ± 2.2

18.4 ± 0.5

2.56 ± 0.10

3.06 ± 0.10 *

   NE & SE Asia (N = 193)

58.3 ± 0.6

57.4 ± 0.8

62.8 ± 0.7

178.4 ± 1.2

17.5 ± 0.2

2.38 ± 0.06

2.70 ± 0.06

   Southern Asia (N = 91)

59.1 ± 0.8

56.7 ± 0.8

64.3 ± 0.8

180.1 ± 1.4

18.3 ± 0.4

2.68 ± 0.08

2.89 ± 0.08

   Other (N = 107)

59.1 ± 0.8.

59.9 ± 0.8.

59.6 ± 0.8. * ##

178.6 ± 1.5.

18.4 ± 0.4

2.52 ± 0.08

2.93 ± 0.08

  1. P-values-independent sample T-test -* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, ANOVA post hoc comparisons with Bonferroni correction-* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 vs NE and SE Asia-# P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01, ### P < 0.001 vs Southern Asia.