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KMID : 0370220140580040250
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Yakhak Hoeji
2014 Volume.58 No. 4 p.250 ~ p.254
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Relationship between Entrance Qualifications and Academic Performance of Pharmacy Students
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Weon Kwon-Yeon
Joo Sang-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background: A new admission procedure was introduced to Korea when Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) program was first established in 2011. In the new procedure, applicants are reviewed based on quantitative qualifications, which include Pharmacy Education Eligibility Test (PEET) scores, Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) scores, and grade point average (GPA), as well as qualitative qualifications such as essay writing, extracurricular activities including volunteer experiences. Purpose: This study aimed to find relationships between entrance qualifications and academic performance of pharmacy students.
Method: Entrance qualifications and academic performance of 164 first-year students were analyzed from 2011 to 2013 at Catholic University of Daegu. Other characteristics such as age and gender were also considered in the study.
Results: Only GPA and TOEIC scores showed positive Pearson correlation with academic performance, while PEET scores did not.
Conclusion: GPA and TOEIC scores could potentially have predictive validity for academic performance in pharmacy school. PEET scores, however, should simply be considered as pre-entrance qualifications, without predictive validity for academic performance.
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KEYWORD
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entrance qualifications, admission, pharmacy student, academic performance
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