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Table 2 Correlations between predictor variables and academic performance

From: The validity of Iran’s national university entrance examination (Konkoor) for predicting medical students’ academic performance

 

hsGPA

Per

Ara

Rel

For

NS

Mat

Bio

Phy

Che

S

Tot

CBSE

.331**

.314**

.376**

.284**

.289**

.425**

.301**

.402**

.319**

.336**

.414**

.473**

CPIE

.225**

.200**

.221**

.138**

.187**

.257**

.230**

.255**

.245**

.233**

.303**

.326**

msGPA

.445**

.261**

.323**

.247**

.222**

.355**

.177**

.300**

.202**

.241**

.277**

.339**

  1. ** P < α = 0.001.
  2. hsGPA = High school grade point average (see the text for more details); Per = Persian language; Ara = Arabic language; Rel = Religious studies; For = Foreign language; NS = Total non-science subsection (see the text for more details); Mat = Mathematics; Bio = Biology; Phy = Physics; Che = Chemistry; S = Total science subsection (see the text for more details); Tot = Konkoor total score (see the text for more details); CBSE = Comprehensive Basic Sciences Exam; CPIE = Comprehensive Pre-Internship Exam; msGPA = Medical school grade point average (see the text for more details).