Author/Authors :
-، - نويسنده Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Kerman Medical Science University, Kerman, IRAN kakoei, Shahla , -، - نويسنده 2Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute of Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN Haghdoost, Ali-Akbar , -، - نويسنده Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN pourdamghani, Nasim , -، - نويسنده 1Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, School of Dentistry, Kerman Medical Science University, Kerman, IRAN Kakooei, Sina , -، - نويسنده Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN mostafavi, Mahshid sadat , -، - نويسنده National organization for Educational Testing, IRAN kavei, Behrouz
Abstract :
Background: Considering the importance of entering doctoral students to universities with hard competition, in order to detect the predictive power of entrance exam grade in educational achievement in early years, we attempted to investigate the efficacy of entrance exam with basic scientific test. Methods: The existing data from national organization for education testing and education center of Kerman University of medical sciences were collected in 300 students (medical, dental, pharmacology) in consecutive years (2005-6). Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used. Results: In multivariate regression model, the only two predictive lessons for success in basic scientific test in medical students were biology and Arabic language with determine coefficient (DC) 0.44, in dental students was chemistry (DC=0.48) and in pharmacology students were biology and physics (DC=0.46).In addition, there was no correlation between ranking in entrance exam and basic scientific test grade in all groups. Conclusion: As we did not predict, there was no strong relationship between entrance exam grades and basic scientific test. This is the important point that we must know about this weak relationship. These issues could show the low validity of entrance exam, basic scientific tests or remarkable changes in educational level of students before entering university and early years of entering universities.
