Predicting Grade Point Average, Withdrawal and Graduation from Four Allied Health Programs at ...

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istreich, Alan M.
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Predicting Grade Point Average, Withdrawal and
TITLE
Graduation from pour Allied Health Programs at
Miami-Dade Commurity College Medical Center
Campus.
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Academic Achievement; *College Admission; Community
DE1)CRIFTCRS
Colleges; Competitive Selection; Dental Hygienists;
Grade Pcint Average; Grades (Scholastic);
*Graduation; *Health Occupations Education; *Junior
Colleges; Medical Record Technicians; Medical
Technologists; Predictive Validity; *Predictor
Variables; Radiologic Technologists; Success Factors;
Withdrawal
AESTRACT
The validity of seven criteria utilized in
.
Ability
conjunction with personal interviews and Schocl and College
admission to four
lest scores in the selection of applicants for
Allied Health programs was investigated. The independent predictor
the
variables studied were high school grade point average (GPA),
taken, high school
number of high schcol natural science couraes
high school
English grades, bigh school natural science grades,
Miami-Dade
mathematics grades, percentile rank in high school, and
into one of the
Ccmmurity Ccllege GPA at the. time of selection
Programs."Subjects included all 91 students admitted (out of 470
students, 23
applicants) for the fall term, 1S74: 28 Dental Hygiene
Medical Record Technology
Medical Laboratory Technology students, 25
admitted
students, and 15 Radiologic Technology students. All those
,ected to have good potential for
were full-timo student,
final
r period. Dependent variables were
graduaticn within a
three
.on ftom each cf the programs. Only
GPA, withdrawal and
time of
re found: Miami-Dade GPA at the
significant corxelatioL6
high school
selecticn fcr predicting final GPA in Dental Hygiene;
graduation in Medical
grades in natural science for'predicting
English grades in predicting
Laboratory Technclogy; and high school
graduition in Medical Laboratory Technology.
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PREDICTING GRADE
POINT AVERAGE, WITHDRAWAL AND
GRADUATION
FROM FOUR ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS
AT
MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS.
BEST CO 'Y
V-idLABLE
ALAN M. BISTREICH
7+1 PROJECT
.3% MAJOR APPLIED
FULFILLV7Vr
IN PARTIAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR
\IT.
TH-L DEGREE C'F DO
.DUC TION
NOVA UNIVERSITY
1977
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The writer withes to expres
his sincere appreciation to each person who has
contributod mo7a1 support, quidance and assistance_ in the preparation of his study.
project committee for the:r advice and counsel:
Dr. Max
A special thanks co the
Raines, Dr. lohn Lk and Dr.
Leland Modsker.
The writer also wishes to ext:nd appreciation to Dr. Elizabeth
. Lundgren and
her
administratiye staff for th,-ir
during the undertaking of
assistance and cooperaton
project.
this
To Mr. Bill Cael, Mrs. Robin Leach and
r. John Scerba a gracious and very humble
for their considerable time ;Ind efforts in helping to complete this paper.
thank vou
:(
'Finally, the writer expresses his sincere appreciation. to his wife, Sheri, for her
patience and lc derstanding during the course of this program.
3
A3STRACT OF A MA:JOR AP7LIED RESEARCH PRO7JECT PRESENTED
TO NOVA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE nEGREE OF DCCT:R (OF EDLCATION
PREDICTING GRADE POINT AVERAGE, WITHDRAWAL AND GRADUATION
FROM FOUR ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS
AT
M\MI-DADE COMWJNITY COLLEGE MEDICAL CENTER CA!,1Ptis
by
Alan M. Bistreich
3une, 1977
The purpose of this research
project was to assess the validity of the selection
criteria of four AlIied Health programs of the \sdical Center Campu.-, of Miami-
Dade Community College, Miami,
The independent predictor variables
Florida.
studied were:
high school grade point average, the number of high school natural
science courses taken, high school English gradet high sc-.hool grades in natural
science, high school grades in mathematics, the percentile rank in high school and
the Miami-Dade Community College grade point average at time of selection into
one of the four programs.
The dependent variables researched were final grade
point average, withdrawal and graduation from each cf the programs.
the four allied health
test the ef fectiveness ot
The hypotheses employed to
selection predictor variables at the .05 probability :eve! were as follows:
Hypothesis I:
High school grade point averages are significant in predicting
college grade point average, withdrawal and graduation from the four allied
health programs.
4
"Lputhe:s "/:
taker is
The .,u:Tiber of nigh sc:lool nat:_:ral science courses
signcant H predo:ting college grade
withdrawal and
average,
poin:
graduation from the f:)ur allied health programs.
iificant
Hypothesis
dredicting
ngiish
..,rade-. arc
-oc
in
-3:
college grade point average, withdrawal and graduation from the four allied
health programs.
natural t,:ienice are signifVant
Hypothesis 4:
Hi 4h
in
(_ihoci
7rade ..
e'edicung college grade :-;oint average. withdrawal and il,raduation from the
four allied health programs.
Hh school
Hvpothesii
mathematic:, are significant
grades
in
5:
in
predictinig college grade point average, withdrawal and graduation from four
allied health programs.
The percentile rank earned in high school is significant in
Hypothesis 6:
predicting college grade point average, withdrawal and graduation from the
four allied health programs.
The Miami-Dade Commuiity C-.311ege pricr selection grade
Hypothesi', 7:
,srag,
significant in predicting col!ori,
point averages ar s.
pr
-on from the four alio_fd health programs,.
hJr
L
The population studied was ninety-one entering students, Fall Term, 1974 for the
twenty-eight Denial Hygien,:: students, twenty-three
four allied health programs:
Medical Laboratory Technicians, twenty-five Medical Records Technicians and
fifteen Radiologic Technology students. The permanciit record files of the ninety-
iv
one suderi
the students'
cn!lec,t tne da.a
incLvid1y researchr_,d
Hgh s(Thool and co:lege transcripts.
'Aultiple regression analysis, stepwise correlations, predictor equaticns and F teSIS
were used 'se test t'-le hypT,theses of the stur!v. The new. StatiY.irai Packa ge. for the
Social Sciencs (SPSS) catalog proceiure as described in the SPSS supplement
to obtain a computer program to
manual A-005-306; version 6.02 was used
calculate stepwise correlations, standard error, standard deviation, range and F
Critical values of F were utilized to compute the level of significance of
values.
each independent variable to the dependent variables within each of the four allied
health. prograrns.
.
the four programs, the seven !lypotheses were rejected in all instances
Wi,ithin
except the following:
The Miami-Dade Community College Grade Point Average at time of
the .05 level for predicting the Dental
selection proved sigrdficant
at.
Hygigne student's final college grade point average.
sign"
High School C-ade earned in Natural Sciences proved to be
'ng gra
the
Lal-_-.oratory Technology
'
program.
High School Engli3h grade earned also proved to be significant at the .05
predicting graduation from the Medical Laboratory Technology
level
in
program.
The results of
this study wierte presented to the Campus Vic.2 President and
the Deans of
Council (composed of
the Campus Dean'
Instructional
nr
ir. Nursirg E-tir:ati.-.%n, Allied Health Technologies ar.d li.1:nergendy
and CriT.icai Care Iologies) for revie.:.. and discussi.
cornmendatn ti-lat the al:ove three
project si.-;hort the
The r2sull.s of
predictor var able% be usell to supplement tb .c. current personal admissions
!nte-wev/s and tz ',I-ore results.
The findings aise -,,:;oort the recom-
reearch studies he undertaker, to:
mendation that
Rev evir the seven independent ,iariables for tne four Allied Health Programs
for the entering Jas., of :he Fall Term 1975 and 19".
f-Zevi-w other independent var:ables for vahdity as predictor', -.)f successfui
completion of Medical Center Campus Allied l-ioalth Programs. Suggestions
science course grades
college, number of
natural
sex,
in
age,
A/ere
mathematics courses ta'ken, SCAT, SAT and ACT test scores.
Study individual reasons given by students for withdrawal from tne four
allied health progrms.
Review validity of p,
7,r
Accomplish additional studies to study comparisons
of groups of campus
transfer sVidents selected and high school graduates seecte.- ,new campus
freshmer.) for enronment into an allied health prograr-n.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Abs,
vii
Table of Contents
List of Tables
ix
Chapter 1
In troduc tion
1
Background and Significance
1
Statement of the Problem
5
Major Issues, Research Questions and Hypotheses
5
Basic Assumptions
6
Limitations
7
Delimitations
9
Definition ot Terms
9
Procedure and Methodology
13
Implications and Significance
14
cf
t ;ng
15
-rature
Chapter 2
Re AArei
19
P
1-11*.orical Developrient of Allied Health
20
Predictive Studies Reviewed
25
Future Trends
31
Summary
34
Research Design and Methodology
Chapter 3
36
Design of the Study
36
Population of the Study
39
Collection of Data
Hypotheses
43
Summary
44.
Summary of the Findings
Chapter 4
45
Dental Hygiene
43
Medical Laboratory Technolngy
53
Medical Records Technology
60
Radiologic,Technology.
66
72
Summary
vii
8
73
Chap'..r 5
DIScu5sions, Conc:usions and Recomrnn-..'atk,is
73
1)iscuss:on
Concluions
79
80
82
S7
ADoendix
vIta
S9
via
9
LIST OF TABLES
Page
Table
"Dental Hygiens. Stdent Irldependet Variable Prc,file
49
Dental Hygiene Significance Rank Order of Independent
2
Variables to GPA
51
Dental Hygiene Graduate Variable Profile
53
3
Medical Laboratory Technology Student independent Variable
4
Profile
54
Me.dical Laboratory Technology Significance Rank Order of
5
Independent Variables to GPA
56
Medical Laboratory Technology Significance Rank Order of
6
Independent Variables to ..;raduation
57
Medical Laboratory Technology Graduate Variable Pr,:file
58
7
Medical Laboratory Technology Withdrawal Student Variable
Profile
59
Medical Records Technology Student Independent Variable Profile
60
9
Medical Records Technology Significance Rank Order of
10
Independent Variables to GPA
62
Medical Records Technology Significance Rank Order of Independent
11
Variables to Graduation
63
Medical Records Technology Graduate Variable Profile
64
12
Withdraeal
Student Variable Profile
Medical Records Te-_,nology
65
13
Radio logic Technology Student Independent Variable Profile
66
Radio logic Technology Significance Rank Order of Independent
15
Variables to GPA
68
Radio logic Technology Significance Rank Order of Independent
16
Variables to Graduation
ix
10,