title: The Test of Logical Thinking as a predictor of first-year pharmacy students' performance in required first-year courses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the correlation of scores on the Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) with first-year pharmacy students' performance in selected courses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The TOLT was administered to 130 first-year pharmacy students. The examination was administered during the first quarter in a single session.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The TOLT scores correlated with grades earned in Pharmaceutical Calculations, Physical Pharmacy, and Basic Pharmacokinetics courses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Performance on the TOLT has been correlated to performance in courses that required the ability to use quantitative reasoning to complete required tasks. In the future, it may be possible to recommend remediation, retention, and/or admission based in part on the results from the TOLT.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Etzler
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lake Erie, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D013850:Thinking; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Test of Logical Thinking; assessment; critical thinking; outcomes; quantitative reasoning