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Peer reviewedHaught, Patricia A.; Walls, Richard T. – Reading Psychology, 2002
Presents new norms on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test for healthcare-professional students. Notes that it is generally accepted that professional and graduate schools require students with good reading ability because of the quantity of material to be read. Presents standard scores, percentile ranks, and stanine scores as revised norms based on test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Health Occupations, Higher Education, Reading Research
Predicting Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students: Preliminary Results.
Peer reviewedBerchulc, Cynthia M.; And Others – Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 1987
Admissions criteria used for three classes of occupational therapy students were subjected to statistical analysis. Weighted factors included cumulative, science, and behavioral science grade point average, reading and mental ability test scores, and essay and interview scores. Revised factors eliminated the reading test and subject-specific grade…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education
