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      Relación entre Puntaje de Prueba de Selección Universitaria y Nota Enseñanza Media, y el Rendimiento Académico de la Asignatura de Morfología en Alumnos de Primer Año de Odontología de la Universidad de Los Andes Translated title: Relationship between University Selection Test Scores, High School Grade Point Average (GPA) and Academic Performance in the Subject of Morphology in Dentistry Freshmen at the Universidad de los Andes

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          El estudio de predictores de rendimiento académico presenta gran relevancia en el área de la salud. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la relación entre el puntaje de Prueba de Selección Universitaria (PSU) y notas de enseñanza media (puntaje nota de enseñanza media) en la asignatura de Morfología en alumnos de primer año de odontología, en la Universidad de los Andes. Estudio descriptivo con 312 estudiantes admitidos en el primer año de la carrera de odontología de la Universidad de los Andes de Chile, de forma regular y que terminaron el año universitario sin deserción los años 2005 a 2008 y 2010. Las variables estudiadas fueron género, promedio puntaje de notas de enseñanza media, puntaje PSU, tipo de colegio de procedencia según sistema de financiamiento (municipal, particular subvencionado y particular) y nota final de la asignatura de morfología de los alumnos del primer año de estudio, en la carrera de odontología. De los 312 alumnos, la mediana de PSU, notas de enseñanza media y nota de morfología fueron 692,6, 702 y 4,4 respectivamente. Del total de la muestra, 221 alumnos (71%) correspondieron al sexo femenino. Del total de la muestra, 290 alumnos (93%) provenían de colegios particulares, 15 alumnos (5%) de colegios particulares subvencionados y 6 alumnos (2%) de colegios municipales. La relación entre puntaje nota de enseñanza media y nota de morfología muestra una correlación de 0,35 (Rho de Spearman, valor-p <0,0001), y puntaje de PSU con nota de Morfología una correlación de 0,39 (Rho de Spearman, valor-p <0,0001). Existe asociación entre nota morfología, puntaje de notas de enseñanza media y PSU, de tal manera, que los mejores puntajes de nota de enseñanza media y PSU, muestran mejor rendimiento en la asignatura de morfología.

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          The study of predictors of academic performance is of great importance in the area of health. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between PSU (University selection admission scores) and Secondary Education (High school grade point average score) in the freshmen morphology course in dentistry, at the Universidad de los Andes. A descriptive study of 312 students admitted to the first year of dental school at the Universidad de los Andes in Chile, on a regular basis and who have completed the academic year without dropping out, the years 2005-2008 and 2010. The variables studied were sex, grade point average in high school, PSU score, type of school of origin as financing system (municipal, private subsidized and private) and final grade received in morphology for dentistry students during their freshmen year. Of the 312 students, the median PSU, high school grades and morphology were as follows: 692.6, grade 702, and 4.4 respectively. Of the total sample, 221 students (71%) were female. Of the total sample, 290 students (93%) had attended private schools, 15 students (5%) private subsidized schools and 6 students (2%) municipal schools. The relationship between scores and high school grade point average and grade attained in the morphology course, shows a correlation of 0.35 (Spearman rho, p-value <0.0001) and PSU score with the morphology course grade, a correlation of 0.39 (Spearman rho, p-value <0.0001). There is a relationship between morphology grade scores, high school grades and university selection test scores, indicating that the best high school grades and university selection scores show better student performance in the subject of morphology.

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          Correlation of admission criteria with dental school performance and attrition.

          This study was conducted to provide current information on the relationship between admission criteria and dental school performance, including the association of admission criteria and dental school outcomes such as remediation and attrition. Standard tests of bivariate association and multivariate regression models appropriate for continuous and discrete dependent variables were used to examine the relationship between multiple indicators of admission criteria and dental school performance for six recent classes at the University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD). The admission criteria included the undergraduate science grade point average (GPA), undergraduate non-science GPA, Dental Admissions Test (DAT) academic score, Perceptual Motor Aptitude Test (PMAT) score, and admission interview score. Measures of dental school performance were the National Dental Board Examination Part I and Part II (NB-I, NB-II) scores, yearly and final dental school GPA, and academic progress through the UFCD program. In general, most admission criteria were good bivariate indicators of dental school performance. Multivariate analyses indicated that students with higher undergraduate science GPAs and DAT academic scores were more likely to achieve higher NB-I and NB-II scores. The undergraduate science GPA and admission interview score were the most consistent determinants of dental school GPA. Students with lower undergraduate science GPAs, DAT academic scores, and PMAT scores were more likely to remediate, to repeat an academic year, or to be dismissed. Although bivariate differences were observed in several admission criteria of students who remediated one or more courses, repeated an academic year, or were dismissed only the undergraduate science GPA and the PMAT score were indicators of programmatic progress in the multivariate analysis.
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            Correlation of admissions criteria with academic performance in dental students.

            Our purpose was to compare admissions criteria as predictors of dental school performance in underachieving and normally tracking dental students. Underachieving dental students were identified by selecting ten students with the lowest class grade point average following the first year of dental school from five classes, resulting in a pool of fifty students. Normally tracking students served as a control and were randomly selected from students who had completed their first year of dental school not in the underachieving group. Admission measures of college grade point average (GPA), science grade point average (SGPA), academic average (AA), Perceptual Ability Test (PAT), college rigor, and academic load in college were evaluated with descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analysis with first-year and graduating GPA as the dependent variables. Admissions criteria were generally weak predictors of first-year and graduating GPA. However, first-year dental school GPA was a strong predictor (R(2)=0.77) of graduating GPA for normally tracking students and a moderate predictor (R(2)=0.58) for underachieving students. Students who completed the first year of dental school having a low GPA tended to graduate with a low GPA. Therefore, remediation and monitoring would be important during the dental school experience for these students.
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              Valor predictivo de algunos criterios de selección para el ingreso a la carrera de medicina

              Con el objetivo de verificar la capacidad predictiva de las pruebas de aptitud, el índice académico y los exámenes de ingreso, en relación con el rendimiento académico en la carrera de Medicina, se diseñó una investigación de seguimiento longitudinal de los estudiantes que ingresaron en el curso 91-92, utilizando los datos obtenidos durante el proceso selectivo y sus calificaciones durante los primeros 4 años de la carrera para la totalidad de las asignaturas del plan de estudio. Dada la naturaleza continua de la variable dependiente, el análisis estadístico descansó en lo esencial en el modelo de regresión múltiple. Se confirmó la relevancia del índice académico como predictor del rendimiento y se han aportado, tal vez, las primeras evidencias de la capacidad predictiva de los exámenes de ingreso. La capacidad pronóstica de las variables que se registran en el momento del ingreso se disipa a medida que el alumno transita de un curso a otro y su lugar lo ocupan los propios indicadores de rendimiento parcial.
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                Journal
                ijmorphol
                International Journal of Morphology
                Int. J. Morphol.
                Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía (Temuco, , Chile )
                0717-9502
                June 2015
                : 33
                : 2
                : 527-531
                Affiliations
                [01] Santiago orgnameUniversidad de los Andes orgdiv1Facultad de Odontología orgdiv2Departamento de Histología Chile
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                S0717-95022015000200019 S0717-9502(15)03300200019
                3c24c8bb-d7c8-4c4d-a672-770c231bf839

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 23 November 2014
                : 19 March 2015
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                Admission criteria,Morphology,Education,Criterios de Admisión,Prueba de selección Universitaria,University selection test,Morfología,Educación

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