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Peer reviewedWeber, David J.; Hamer, Robert M. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1982
The relationship of three medical college policies on the results of the National Board of Medical Examiners test was examined. Only the policy recommending a review course for the test had a significant effect on test results. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Medical Schools, Medical Students
Peer reviewedJones, Robert F. – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
A study that addressed the question of whether coaching for the MCAT biases the relationship between test performance and medical school performance is described. The criterion used was whether or not a student experienced academic problems in medical school. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJones, Robert F. – Journal of Medical Education, 1986
Two studies on the relationship between taking a commercial coaching course and performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) are reported. In both studies, one on repeating examinees and another on first-time examinees, differences in scores favoring coached examinees were found on the science knowledge and problems subtests.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Download full textJackson, Evelyn W.; And Others – 1985
The Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at Carbondale prepares underrepresented minorities for medical school admission. This paper reports on the evaluation of the MEDPREP Summer Review program by the comparison of participant and non-participant score gains on the Medical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations
Clewell, Beatriz Chu; Keyser-Smith, Jennifer – 1983
This is the final report of the Student National Medical Association's tutorial and preparatory program aimed at increasing enrollment of minority students in medical schools. The first of six sections describes the program's activities in preparing minority students to take the New Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The original proposal and…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Educationally Disadvantaged
