title: Predicting clinical performance: a two-step approach.
abstract: This paper presents the results of a two-year study on the predictive value of the Spatial Relations Test of the Differential Aptitude Test (SRTDAT) for grades in dental hygiene laboratory and clinical courses. The data indicate the SRTDAT was a statistically significant predictor of early laboratory product performance, and this performance was predictive of final clinical performance.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education; D001077:Aptitude Tests; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003729:Dental Care; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education*; D004497:Education, Dental; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills; D009055:Mouth / Q000033:anatomy & histology