Liangde Xu, Youyuan Zhuang, Guosi Zhang, Yunlong Ma, Jian Yuan, Changseng Tu, MiaoMiao Li, Wencan Wang, Yaru Zhang, Xiaoyan Lu, Jing Li, Xinting Liu, Zhengbo Xue, Meng Zhou, Jie Sun, Jinhua Bao, Ming Li, Fan Lu, Hong Wang, Jianzhong Su, Jia Qu
Design, methodology, and baseline of whole city-million scale children and adolescents myopia survey (CAMS) in Wenzhou, China
Eye and vision (London, England)
uk clinical aptitude test ukcat introduced 2006 additional tool selection medical students tests mental ability four distinct domains quantitative reasoning verbal reasoning abstract reasoning decision analysis results available students admissions panels advance selection process yet predictive validity test course performance largely unknownthe study objective determine whether ukcat scores predict performance first two years 5year undergraduate medical course nottingham studied single cohort students entered nottingham medical school october 2007 taken ukcat used linear regression analysis identify independent predictors marks different parts 2year preclinical course data available 204260 78 entry cohort ukcat total score little predictive value quantitative reasoning significant independent predictor course marks theme cell p 0005 verbal reasoning predicted theme c community p 0001 otherwise effects slight nonexistent limited study single entry cohort one medical school suggests predictive value ukcat particularly total score low section scores may predict success specific types course assessmentthe ultimate test validity available years current cohorts students graduate however test mental ability predict preclinical performance arguably less likely predict outcome clinical years research medical schools different types curriculum assessment needed longitudinal studies throughout course