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Peer reviewedSwanson, David B.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
Using a national sample of recent medical school graduates (n=12,213), a study of predictive validity of the National Board of Medical Examiners test parts I and II found strong correlations between performance on those parts and part III, supporting the test's use, at least in part, for selection of residency applicants. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSigelman, Lee – Social Science Quarterly, 1995
Study examined the relationship between football players' entrance examination scores and the corresponding college team's success. Although the more selective schools consistently recruit the more academically qualified players, no correlation exists between the scores and the team's success. Contains statistical table of entrance examination…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Athletes, College Admission, College Athletics
Peer reviewedButler, John Sibley – Social Science Quarterly, 1995
Maintains that although Lee Sigelman collected useful data and raised some interesting questions, he failed to provide a theoretical framework. Argues for utilizing this data as a starting point for research incorporating a broader set of variables, including administrative support, student retention, and the importance ascribed to collegiate…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Athletes, College Admission, College Athletics
Download full textEchternacht, Gary – 1989
Following the rules and regulations of compensatory education programs requires the use of objective measures in selecting students for programs, assessing their progress, and monitoring the program's quality. Administrators must remember the following four points when they use test scores for compensatory education students: (1) test scores alone…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Role, Administrators, Admission Criteria
Peer reviewedPullin, Diana C.; Heaney, Kevin J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1997
Discusses legal aspects of "flagging" college entrance examination scores of students whose special testing accommodations indicate a disability. Provisions of statutes and regulations, judicial decisions, and administrative agency findings governing this practice are outlined, its legality is examined, and factors for admissions…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedGayed, Nasser M. – Academic Medicine, 1991
A 1990 survey of 102 directors of internal medical residencies with the largest numbers of foreign-born foreign medical graduates revealed the most important performance predictors were performance on the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination or National Board of Medical Examiners test, interviews, and U.S. postgraduate clinical experience.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Clinical Experience, College Entrance Examinations
