Determinants of academic and clinical performance in the physiotherapy education programme at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
A retrospective study was conducted to determine the best predictors of academic and clinical performance in the physiotherapy education programme in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Reviewing the records of 94 students enrolled in the programme between 1983 and 1987, multiple and stepwise regression analyses revealed that pre-admission requirements were not significantly related to academic and clinical performance. When all the predictor variables were included in the multiple and stepwise regression analyses, the variance accounted for by the predictor variables was dismally low: 33.8% and 21.3% for academic achievement and clinical performance, respectively. We concluded that the pre-admission requirements are not viable predictors of academic and clinical performance in the programme.
Amosun
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Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Balogun
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Alawale
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000193:education*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D014495:Universities