预测HESI X光学毕业考试的有效性和ARRT认证考试的最佳实践
Christine Gouveia1, Ryan S Baker2, Scott Wimer3
1Christine Gouveia, PhD, worked for Elsevier during the writing of this manuscript and currently works for the University of Pennsylvania.
Radiologic technology
|July 30, 2024
概括
医疗教育系统公司 (HESI) 退学考试准确地预测了放射学学生在美国放射技术专家注册 (ARRT) 认证考试中的首次成功. 实施最低HESI分数和必要的准备提高了学生的成绩.
科学领域:
- 放射学 技术 教育 教育 放射学
- 卫生专业评估 卫生专业评估
背景情况:
- 放射学课程使用标准化考试来评估学生准备获得认证的程度.
- 医疗教育系统公司 (HESI) 退学考试是评估学生准备程度的常用工具.
- 美国放射技术专家注册 (ARRT) 认证考试是入门级放射专家的标准.
研究的目的:
- 为了验证HESI退学考试成绩的预测准确性,第一次ARRT认证考试成功.
- 调查有关HESI毕业考试和学生成绩的放射学课程政策之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 从25名X光学项目主任收集关于ARRT结果的回顾性数据.
- 对24位项目主管进行了关于HESI毕业考试政策的调查.
- 对1265名毕业生 (2018-2021) 的HESI分数,ARRT结果和计划政策之间的相关性分析.
主要成果:
- 较高的HESI退学考试成绩与首次ARRT通过率 (79.4%至100%) 的增加显著相关.
- 在HESI上得分为750-799的学生有86.4%的ARRT通过率;得分为800+的学生达到94.5-100%.
- 强制性最低HESI分数和必要的考试准备与更好的ARRT成功有关.
结论:
- 在HESI退学考试证明了强大的预测有效性ARRT认证考试的成功.
- 特定的HESI退学考试政策,如最低分数要求和准备,与提高学生成绩有关.
- 调查结果可以为放射学计划的改进提供信息,并突出提高学生准备能力的最佳实践.
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