PREDICTORS OF SUCCESS IN UNDERGRADUATE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

This study tested the hypothesis that measurable attributes in students' backgrounds are related to their successful completion of an undergraduate human physiology course. Demographic, general academic performance, and science achievement data were obtained from student records for students en...

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Published inAdvances in physiology education Vol. 277; no. 6; p. 119
Main Authors McCleary, Vikki L, Aasen, Gayle, Slotnick, Henry B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Physiological Society 01.12.1999
Subjects
Academic achievement
Adult
Anatomy & physiology
College students
Educational Measurement
Female
Humans
Hypotheses
Logistics
Male
Middle Aged
Physiology - education
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
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Summary:This study tested the hypothesis that measurable attributes in students' backgrounds are related to their successful completion of an undergraduate human physiology course. Demographic, general academic performance, and science achievement data were obtained from student records for students enrolled during the 1995-1996 academic year, and additional demographic data were obtained from students enrolled during the 1996-1998 academic years. A hierarchical logistic regression analysis explored the relationship of these variables to the percentage of students passing the human physiology course. Predicted passing versus failing showed a sensitivity of 85.5% and specificity of 69.7%. Two independent validations of the logistical regression equation correctly predicted the performance of subsequent groups of students 75.9% and 77.6% of the time.AM. J. PHYSIOL. 277 (ADV. PHYSIOL. EDUC. 22): S119-S126, 1999.
ISSN:1043-4046
0002-9513
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/advances.1999.277.6.S119