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Download full textHaught, Patricia A.; Walls, Richard T. – 2002
This study examined the possible relationship between scores on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (current forms G and H) and performance on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) and the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 examination scores. Participants were 730 medical students at a mid-Atlantic university, and for 572…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Peer reviewedJackson, James R.; Brooks, C. Michael – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
The relationship between reading scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and scores on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT) was investigated, along with the tests' predictive validities for medical school achievement. Although NDRT was better as a single predictor of achievement, it has limitations as a predictive device. (SW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
