Evaluating clinical reasoning in first year DPT students using a script concordance test

BMC Medical Education

Table 3 Correlation matrix of SCT percent-correct scores and academic records

	SCT	OSCE	Bench-mark	GPA	Clin Med 1	Clin Med 2	Clin Skills 1	Clin Skills 2	PtCare Skills	Gross Anatomy
SCT	1.00⁺
OSCE	0.024⁺	1.00⁺
Benchmark	0.133	0.182	1.00
GPA	− 0.052	0.484^**	0.250	1.00
ClinMed1	0.03	0.256	0.181	0.821^**	1.00
ClinMed2	0.067	0.280	0.058	0.782^**	0.806^**	1.00
ClinSkills1	− 0.079	0.548^**	0.192	0.830^**	0.568^**	0.649^**	1.00
ClinSkills2	− 0.019	0.487^**	0.281	0.849^**	0.677^**	0.689^**	.786^**	1.00
PtCareSkills	− 0.093	0.255	0.018	0.350^*	0.279	0.170	0.279	0.305^*	1.00
Gross Anatomy	− 0.130	0.389^**	0.208	0.841^**	0.588^**	0.470^**	0.701^**	0.632^**	0.191	1.00

Abbreviation: SCT, Script Concordance Test; OSCE, Objective structured clinical examination; GPA, First year cumulative GPA
^a Double ** indicates correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
^b Single * indicates correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
^c Single ⁺ indicates Pearson’s correlation was conducted

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