Relationship between a National Examinations Prediction Test and Undergraduate Test in Students of Departments of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy with Poor Grades

Abstract

[Purpose] We investigated the relationship between a national examinations prediction test and undergraduate test in students in the departments of physical therapy and occupational therapy with poor grades. [Participants and Methods] The participants were first-year students with poor grades who enrolled in April 2016 at five rehabilitation colleges (physical therapy subjects: n=275, occupational therapy subjects: n=98). We defined the 3rd tests of the third year as the national examinations prediction test. We used the unpaired t test, chi-square test, logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve for the analysis. [Results] In a comparison of the pass and fail groups of the national examination prediction examination for physical therapy (n=142) and occupational therapy (n=33), all tests showed significant differences except for the entrance test and the end of the 1st year test in both departments, and the 2nd year basic test in the occupational therapy department. The result of the third year 2nd basic test of the physical therapy department was identified as related to the result of the national examinations prediction test, and its cutoff value was 49.5 points. [Conclusion] These results suggest the need for learning support in the second and subsequent years for students in physical therapy and occupational therapy departments with poor grades.