THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADMISSION CRITERIA AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the admission criteria employed by the College of Health Sciences in Bahrain from 1978 to 1980, in predicting future academic achievement. The preadmission data of 454 students were analyzed for their pre- dictive abilities of the cumulative grades at the end of the common core for all programs offered in the College and the cumulative grades at the end of the second-year for the Nursing, Medical Laboratory and Pharmacy Programs. The stepwise regression analysis from the Statistical Analysis System was used to study prediction. Findings indicated that the College English Entrance Examination was significant (p