Evaluation of Multiple Variables Predicting the Likelihood of Passage and Failure of PANCE

Ennulat, Carol; Garrubba, Carl; DeLong, D H

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“…Several studies evaluated other criteria thought to be associated with passing the PANCE; these criteria include the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), undergraduate grade point average (GPA), prerequisite GPA, previous health care experience, demographics, and summative and formative examinations. [12][13][14] These mostly small studies showed mixed results when the predictor criteria were correlated with PANCE pass rates. No studies, however, specifically addressed the relationship between PA program length and PANCE pass rates.…”

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“…Several studies examined other criteria, such as student undergraduate GPA, GRE scores, previous health care experience, student-faculty ratios, and student demographics, all of which may influence PANCE pass rates. 14,24,25 Future studies could incorporate other potential contributing program factors (eg, GRE scores, undergraduate GPA, and previous health care experience) in their analyses as well. Examining all PA program's PANCE pass rate predictors in greater depth will enable admission coordinators to recruit the most competitive students and allow curriculum designers to create appropriate content for successful program completion.…”

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Relationship Between Physician Assistant Program Length and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Pass Rates

Colletti

Salisbury

Hertelendy

et al. 2016

Journal of Physician Assistant Education

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Relationship Between Physician Assistant Program Length and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Pass Rates

Colletti

Salisbury

Hertelendy

et al. 2016

Journal of Physician Assistant Education

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“…5,6 The commercially available PACKRAT examination and several "home-grown" comprehensive examinations have repeatedly been shown to correlate with, and to be useful in prediction of, performance on the PANCE examination, but similar evidence has not yet been provided for the PAEA End of Rotation examinations. [7][8][9][10] This project examines aspects of both reliability and validity of the first version of the PAEA End of Rotation examinations. As many authors have concluded, reliability is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for demonstrating the validity of a measurement instrument, so it is important to evaluate reliability as a first step in considering validity.…”

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Reliability and Validity of PAEA End of Rotation™ Examination Scores for Predicting Performance on the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination

Hegmann

Roscoe

Statler

2015

Journal of Physician Assistant Education

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“…In contrast, research in related fields has identified relationships between such preadmission factors as undergraduate GPA, prerequisite course GPA, and/or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)/GRE performance with subsequent performance on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) (Dockter, 2001;Galleher, Rundquist, Barker, & Chang, 2012;Hollman et al, 2008;Thieman, Weddle, & Moore, 2003;Utzman, Riddle, & Jewell, 2007b) and the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) (Andreeff, 2014;Ennulat, Garrubba, & DeLong, 2011;Higgins et al, 2010).…”

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Passing the NBCOT Examination: Preadmission, Academic, and Fieldwork Factors

Novalis¹,

Cyranowski²,

Dolhi³

2017

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

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All occupational therapy students are required to successfully complete the certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) before they can practice independently. The need to repeat the examination can result in stress, anxiety, and financial hardship. This paper explores the relationship of preadmission factors, academic and fieldwork performance, and demographic variables to successful first-time attempts on the certification examination for occupational therapists. Data were gathered from 144 student files in a Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) Program at a single university. Of the sample, 82% passed and 18% failed their first NBCOT test trial. Considered independently, preadmission recommendation letters and writing sample scores, graduate MOT program GPA, lack of MOT program difficulty, fieldwork self-reports, and gender predicted NBCOT certification examination outcomes. When considered together in logistic regression models predicting outcome, this combination of factors correctly predicted 86.2% of student outcomes (or 20% to 32% of the variance in certification examination success), with OT program GPA and preadmission recommendation scores predicting unique outcome variance. This information may be helpful to admissions committees as well as to occupational therapy faculty as they identify strategies and practices to facilitate first-time test taking success on the NBCOT certification examination. Keywords certification examinations, predictors, student outcomes Cover Page FootnoteThe authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Katlyn Long Salac, OTR/L and Lauren Harvey, OTR/L with this project. Complete Author ListSharon D. Novalis, Jill M. Cyranowski, and Cathy D. Dolhi This topics in education is available in The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol5/iss4/ 9All entry-level occupational therapy (OT) There is an abundance of literature related to academic selection criteria and their relationship to The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol. 5, Iss. 4 [2017], Art. 9https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol5/iss4/9 DOI: 10.15453/2168-6408.1341the PANCE and determined gender as a predictor of success (with males being more successful than females).Although strong graduate-level academic performance is consistently associated with future success on certification examinations, the predictive value of other criteria is variable. The intent of the current study was to explore the relationship among Sample Characteristics Preadmission FactorsTo be considered for admission to the MOT program under study, applicants were typically required to have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. This requirement was also applied to prerequisite course performance in human anatomy with lab, physiology with lab, abnormal psychology, lifespan development, and statistics or research methods.Applicants were also required to secure three letters of recommendation from aca...

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Evaluation of Multiple Variables Predicting the Likelihood of Passage and Failure of PANCE

Cited by 25 publications

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Relationship Between Physician Assistant Program Length and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Pass Rates

Relationship Between Physician Assistant Program Length and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Pass Rates

Reliability and Validity of PAEA End of Rotation™ Examination Scores for Predicting Performance on the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination

Passing the NBCOT Examination: Preadmission, Academic, and Fieldwork Factors

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