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Published on: September 11, 2021
Preadmission Cognitive and Graduate Student Noncognitive Factors Predicting Academic Success in First-Year Doctor of
Elizabeth Campione1, Jack H Taylor, Cindy L Costanzo
1Dep. of Physical Therapy, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Alumni Hall 340A, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA. Tel 630-515-6359. ecampi@midwestern.edu.
Purpose:
This study aimed to identify preadmission cognitive and noncognitive factors affecting first-year doctor. of physical therapy (DPT) students' academic success.
Methods:
A retrospective, predictive, correlational study was conducted on 220 first-year DPT students. Variables included grade point averages (GPAs), Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, Maslach Burnout Inventory scores (exhaustion, cynicism, self-efficacy), and first-year GPA.
Results:
Undergraduate GPA and GRE scores had weak-to-moderate correlations with academic performance. Exhaustion and self-efficacy significantly increased over the first quarter and predicted first-quarter GPA. Self-efficacy predicted first-year GPA. Students from racial and ethnic minority (REM) groups were at higher risk of taking a leave of absence (LOA) during the first year.
Conclusion:
Burnout, especially self-efficacy, impacts DPT students' academic success. REM students face a higher LOA risk, highlighting the need for improved support services.
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