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Publication Date: 1993
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Longitudinal Comparison of the Academic Performance of Asian-American and White Medical Students.
Xu, Gang; And Others
Academic Medicine, v68 n1 p82-86 Jan 1993
This study examined academic performance, indebtedness, delayed graduation, and predictors of licensing exam performance of 140 Asian-American and 2,269 white graduates of the Jefferson Medical College (Pennsylvania). Results found that the Medical College Admission Test reading score was the major predictor of later performance for Asian-American students suggesting adjustment of prediction and monitoring criteria. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Asian American Students, Comparative Analysis, Debt (Financial), Graduation, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Longitudinal Studies, Medical Education, Medical Students, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Professional Education, Reading Ability, Scores, Standardized Tests, White Students
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Language: English
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