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| Autor/inn/en | Jones, Robert F.; Mitchell, Karen |
|---|---|
| Titel | Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Predictive Validity of MCAT Scores. |
| Quelle | (1986), (12 Seiten) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Academic Achievement; Black Students; College Entrance Examinations; Higher Education; Low Achievement; Medical Education; Predictive Validity; Racial Differences; Scores; Test Bias; Test Validity; White Students; Medical College Admission Test |
| Abstract | Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score differences were examined for Black and White examinees who entered American medical schools in 1978 and 1979. The incidence of academic difficulty resulting in delayed graduation, withdrawal, or dismissal was also examined. The MCAT provides six scores: biology, chemistry, physics, science problems, skills analysis (reading), and skills analysis (quantitative). Mean MCAT scores for White students ranged from 8.0 to 8.5; for Blacks 4.8 to 5.6. Of this sample of medical students, 4.7 percent of the Whites and 28.5 percent of the Blacks experienced academic difficulty. Both Black and White students with MCAT scores below 8 had an increasing probability of academic difficulty. The data for Blacks, it was cautioned, were based on small sample sizes at individual score points. It was suggested that other students preadmission variables, such as experience, motivation, and adjustment, may be related to success or failure in medical school. (GDC) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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