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The Predictive Ability of the Allied Health Aptitude Test and Selected Characteristics upon Success on Certification Examinations in Allied Health

Grube, Joyce A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419261632

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2000, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Allied Medical Professions.
The use of the Allied Health Aptitude Test (AHAT) as an admission tool to the allied health programs at Central Ohio Technical College was compared against commonly accepted criteria of ACT scores, high school grade point average, science grade point average, and the grade in the initial human anatomy and physiology course. The comparison was based on how well each predicted success on the certification examinations for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), and Radiographic Technology (RT) disciplines. The sample population included data on 32 DMS, 108 PTA, and 73 RT graduates from 1995 to 1999. The results demonstrate the highest degree of correlation was found between the human anatomy and physiology course grade and the certification examination scores for all three disciplines. Significant correlation was also noted between the PTA certification examination scores and the AHAT examination, however, no significance was found within the DMS and RT disciplines. There was no significant difference seen between the mean scores of the AHAT of the graduates passing the certification examinations versus those not passing. There was not enough evidence to suggest a cut-off score on the AHAT which would predict success on the certification examinations for any of the disciplines. Using stepwise regression analysis on all variables including AHAT and its subscores, ACT and its subscores, high school GPA, science GPA (chemistry and biology), and anatomy and physiology I, the first variable to enter for all three allied health disciplines was anatomy and physiology I (R2 varied from 0.14 to 0.45). The second variable to enter was the ACT for the DMS graduates, the AHATRS for the PTA graduates and the ACTR for the RT graduates. The high school grade point average and science grade point average were found to be weak predictor variables. These data strongly support the use of the initial anatomy and physiology course grade as an admission criterion for entry into the allied health programs. It is further recommended that COTC consider discontinuing the use of the Allied Health Aptitude Test as the sole selective admission criterion and consider including multiple pre-admission criteria to select students to the allied health programs.
Larry Sachs (Advisor)
William Finney (Committee Member)
Kay Grant (Committee Member)
90 p.
Health Care

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  • Grube, J. A. (2000). The Predictive Ability of the Allied Health Aptitude Test and Selected Characteristics upon Success on Certification Examinations in Allied Health [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419261632

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Grube, Joyce. The Predictive Ability of the Allied Health Aptitude Test and Selected Characteristics upon Success on Certification Examinations in Allied Health. 2000. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419261632.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Grube, Joyce. "The Predictive Ability of the Allied Health Aptitude Test and Selected Characteristics upon Success on Certification Examinations in Allied Health." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419261632

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