From: Predicting academic outcomes in an Australian graduate entry medical programme
Ā | Ā | WAM core units overall (Nā=ā219) | WAM level 2(Nā=ā421) | WAM level 3 (Nā=ā414) | WAM level 4 (Nā=ā344) | WAM level 5 (Nā=ā276) | WAM level 6 (Nā=ā219) |
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Age at entry | Correlation | ā0.167 | ā0.220 | ā0.162 | ā0.139 | ā0.275 | ā0.099 |
P value | 0.013 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.010 | <0.001 | 0.146 | |
Sex (0ā=āF, 1ā=āM) | Correlation | ā0.067 | 0.022 | ā0.064 | ā0.060 | ā0.158 | 0.033 |
P value | 0.326 | 0.649 | 0.192 | 0.270 | 0.009 | 0.623 | |
Biological science/Science background (Noā=ā0, Yesā=ā1) | Correlation | ā0.009 | 0.057 | ā0.006 | ā0.097 | ā0.032 | ā0.109 |
P value | 0.892 | 0.242 | 0.906 | 0.074 | 0.601 | 0.107 | |
Health/Allied health background (Noā=ā0, Yesā=ā1) | Correlation | 0.174 | 0.073 | 0.087 | 0.206 | 0.187 | 0.229 |
P value | 0.010 | 0.135 | 0.077 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.001 | |
Humanities/Commerce/Business/ Law background (Noā=ā0, Yesā=ā1) | Correlation | ā0.233 | ā0.212 | ā0.148 | ā0.137 | ā0.225 | ā0.174 |
P value | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.011 | <0.001 | 0.010 | |
Physical sciences background (Noā=ā0, Yesā=ā1) | Correlation | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.036 | ā0.006 | 0.015 | 0.047 |
P value | 0.833 | 0.783 | 0.465 | 0.915 | 0.810 | 0.485 | |
GPA at entry | Correlation | 0.270 | 0.389 | 0.384 | 0.272 | 0.198 | 0.109 |
P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.108 | |
Rural entry (Noā=ā0, Yesā=ā1) | Correlation | ā0.049 | ā0.091 | ā0.095 | 0.030 | ā0.102 | ā0.046 |
P value | 0.467 | 0.061 | 0.053 | 0.575 | 0.090 | 0.501 | |
IRSAD_Decile_x (0 =1st-8th decile, 1ā=ā9th-10th decile) | Correlation | 0.164 | 0.151 | 0.181 | 0.102 | 0.138 | 0.028 |
P value | 0.015 | 0.002 | <0.001 | 0.059 | 0.022 | 0.683 | |
Interview score | Correlation | 0.077 | ā0.041 | ā0.061 | 0.014 | 0.033 | 0.122 |
P value | 0.257 | 0.398 | 0.215 | 0.791 | 0.585 | 0.071 | |
Total GAMSAT score | Correlation | 0.268 | 0.282 | 0.216 | 0.117 | 0.189 | 0.065 |
P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.030 | 0.002 | 0.339 | |
GAMSAT 1 - Reasoning in the humanities and social sciences | Correlation | 0.156 | 0.069 | 0.042 | 0.067 | 0.162 | 0.046 |
P value | 0.021 | 0.158 | 0.391 | 0.214 | 0.007 | 0.496 | |
GAMSAT 2 - Written communication | Correlation | 0.058 | 0.056 | 0.071 | 0.024 | ā0.017 | 0.027 |
P value | 0.358 | 0.254 | 0.148 | 0.654 | 0.783 | 0.688 | |
GAMSAT 3 - Reasoning in the biological and physical sciences | Correlation | 0.271 | 0.311 | 0.229 | 0.117 | 0.194 | 0.061 |
Ā | P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.030 | 0.001 | 0.369 |