Table 1 Variables entered in regression models for the study
From: Predicting academic outcomes in an Australian graduate entry medical programme
Entry scores | Demographics | Outcome measures |
|---|---|---|
Grade Point Average (GPA) value on a continuous 7-point scale | Age in years | Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of all core units completed |
GAMSAT overall score | Sex (0 = F, 1 = M) | WAM of all core units in the bridging course |
GAMSAT Section 1 | Background discipline: | WAM of all core units in Levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
Reasoning in the Humanities and social sciences | (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | Weighting was according to the size of the units and all results were recorded as percentages. |
GAMSAT Section 2 | • Health/Allied health | |
Written communication | • Humanities/Law/Business/Commerce | |
GAMSAT Section 3 | • Physical sciences | |
Reasoning in the biological and physical sciences | Index of relative socioeconomic advantage & disadvantage decile | |
Interview score | (0 = 1st-8th Decile, 1 = 9th-10th Decile) | |
Rural entry (0 = No, 1 = Yes) |