From: Predicting professional school performance with a unique lens: are there other cognitive predictors?
N | Mean OHS GPA | % B+ or better grade in OHS Physiology | % B+ or better grade in OHS Biochemistry | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DAT Academic Average | ||||
< =18 | 37 | 3.36 ± 0.25 | 30 | 46 |
19 | 30 | 3.44 ± 0.26 | 43 | 57 |
20–21 | 44 | 3.59 ± 0.22 ‡ | 77 | 80 |
> =22 | 18 | 3.67 ± 0.25 ‡ | 94 | 83 |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | .004 | |
DAT Reading Comprehension | ||||
< =19 | 33 | 3.40 ± 0.28 | 33 | 55 |
20–21 | 48 | 3.47 ± 0.25 | 58 | 60 |
22 | 21 | 3.62 ± 0.20 ‡ | 76 | 81 |
> =23 | 27 | 3.60 ± 0.28 ‡ | 74 | 74 |
P value | .004 | .003 | .15 | |
DAT Total Science | ||||
< =17 | 27 | 3.29 ± 0.26 | 30 | 41 |
18 | 32 | 3.53 ± 0.24 ‡ | 59 | 66 |
19–20 | 48 | 3.53 ± 0.23 ‡ | 58 | 69 |
> =21 | 22 | 3.65 ± 0.25 ‡ | 91 | 86 |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | .008 | |
Undergraduate GPA | ||||
< =2.93 | 31 | 3.43 ± 0.23 | 48 | 65 |
2.94–3.10 | 32 | 3.53 ± 0.26 | 63 | 69 |
3.11–3.25 | 33 | 3.53 ± 0.24 | 61 | 61 |
> =3.26 | 33 | 3.52 ± 0.32 | 61 | 67 |
P value | .35 | .65 | .91 | |
Undergraduate School Rigor | ||||
Low | 23 | 3.33 ± 0.29 | 22 | 44 |
Mid | 51 | 3.49 ± 0.23 | 57 | 67 |
High | 55 | 3.58 ± 0.25 ‡ | 75 | 73 |
P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | .045 | |
Took undergraduate Anatomy & Physiology | ||||
Yes | 57 | 3.49 ± 0.28 | 63 | 68 |
No | 72 | 3.51 ± 0.26 | 54 | 63 |
P value | .66 | .30 | .48 | |
Took undergraduate Biochemistry course | ||||
Yes | 105 | 3.50 ± 0.26 | 58 | 66 |
No | 24 | 3.50 ± 0.30 | 58 | 63 |
P value | .96 | .98 | .77 | |
Took undergraduate Cell Biology course | ||||
Yes | 77 | 3.51 ± 0.28 | 62 | 69 |
No | 52 | 3.49 ± 0.25 | 52 | 60 |
P value | .64 | .24 | .28 | |
Took undergraduate Physiology course | ||||
Yes | 78 | 3.54 ± 0.26 | 63 | 74 |
No | 51 | 3.44 ± 0.27 | 51 | 51 |
P value | .034 | .18 | .007 |