Publication Details
Anderton, R.,
&
Chivers, P.
(2016).
Predicting Academic Success of Health Science Students for First Year Anatomy and Physiology.
International Journal of Higher Education, 5 (1), 250-260.
https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v5n1p250
Abstract
Students commencing tertiary education enter through a number of traditional and alternative academic pathways. As a result, tertiary institutions encounter a broad range of students, varying in demographic, previous education, characteristics and academic achievement. In recent years, the relatively constant increase in tertiary applications in Australia has not translated to an increase in student retention or graduate numbers. The Health Sciences discipline typically falls within this paradigm, prompting various approaches to promote academic success and overall student retention. In this study, the demographic and previous education of health science students at an Australian University, were analysed along with first year science grades from a core first year anatomy and physiology unit. A generalized linear model (GLM) demonstrated statistically significant relationships between performance in the unit (measured by grade point average) and year 12 Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) subjects (human biology and chemistry; pp
Keywords
anatomy, prediction, academic performance, australian
Link to Publisher Version (URL)
http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/ijhe/article/view/8513/5250
