Measuring academic achievement based on selected exam subjects

The exam scores of medical technologist students

Abstract

Background : It is necessary to conduct classes effectively for new medical technologist students. To develop effective lectures for university students, academic achievement based on selected exam subjects and the exam scores of medical technology students were analyzed.
Methods : This study is a prospective cohort study. This study focused on 99 students who entered university in 2015 as medical technology students, and the exam results of the 99 students over four years were analyzed. We examined the following: 1) The subjects selected for the university entrance exam; 2) the grades from all four years of university; 3) the graduation exam results at the end of the senior year; and 4) the medical technology national exam scores. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS version 22 that included t-tests and a Pearson correlation analysis.
Results :The subjects selected for the entrance examination affected the average score of the national exam (which is held in Febrary), and the scores of the graduation test (held before the national exam) and the national exam were highly correlated (r=0.79, p=0.00)
Conclusion : Student study support should be provided immediately after enrollment, especially for students who have not taken the biology exam. We identified a high correlation between the scores for the graduation exam, which is held in December of the senior year, and the national exam, which takes place the following February. Those who failed the graduation exam at this university cannot take the national exam, which is required for the students to be able to graduate.