Prediction Modeling for Academic Success in Professional Master's Athletic Training Programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L. Bruce ◽  
Elizabeth Crawford ◽  
Gary B. Wilkerson ◽  
David Rausch ◽  
R. Barry Dale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Application Data ◽  
Predict Academic Success ◽  
Common Application

Context: A common goal of professional education programs is to recruit the students best suited for the professional career. Selection of students can be a difficult process, especially if the number of qualified candidates exceeds the number of available positions. The ability to predict academic success in any profession has been a challenging proposition. No studies to date have examined admission predictors of professional master's athletic training programs (PMATP). Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify program applicant characteristics that are most likely to predict academic success within a PMATP. Design: Cohort-based. Setting: University professional PMATP. Patients or Other Participants: A cohort of 119 students who attended a PMATP for at least 1 year. Intervention(s): Common application data from subjects' applications to the university and the PMATP were gathered and used to create the prediction models. Main Outcome Measure(s): Sensitivity, specificity, odds ratio, and relative frequency of success were used to determine the strongest set of predictors. Results: Multiple logistic regression analyses yielded a 3-factor model for prediction of success in the PMATP (undergraduate grade point average ≥ 3.18; Graduate Record Examination quantitative [percentile rank] ≥ 141.5 [≥12]; taking calculus as an undergraduate). A student with ≥2 predictors had an odds ratio of 17.94 and a relative frequency of success of 2.13 for being successful in the PMATP. This model correctly predicted 90.5% of PMATP success. Conclusions: It is possible to predict academic success in a PMATP based on common application data.

Perceived Cultural Competence Levels in Undergraduate Athletic Training Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Volberding
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Athletic Training Students ◽  
Culturally Competent Care ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Context As the patient population continues to diversify, it is essential that athletic training students (ATSs) are educated to provide culturally competent care. This high-quality health care within the context of a patient's race, ethnicity, language, religious beliefs, or behaviors is a foundation of professional practice. Objective Determine undergraduate ATSs' levels of cultural competence and their variability by gender, race, and year in school. Design Cross-sectional design. Setting Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education–accredited undergraduate athletic training programs. Patients or Other Participants ATSs enrolled in their programs' professional-education phase (N = 421), of which 366 were Caucasian and 55 were students of color. Intervention Students completed a 20-question online Likert survey using Qualtrics. Items were based on prior research and a nursing measurement tool, rated on a 1 to 4 scale (from strongly disagree to strongly agree, respectively; maximum score of 80), and found to be reliable (Cronbach α = 0.721). Main Outcome Measurements Overall cultural competence score, means, and standard deviations were calculated for all students by gender, race/ethnicity, and year. One-way analyses of variance also compared each category. Results Higher scores on the research tool demonstrate higher levels of cultural competence. There were no significant differences found between gender and year in school. Students of color showed higher overall cultural competence scores than Caucasians (F1,420 = 29.509, P < .01). The mean overall cultural competence score was 58.36 ± 5.26. Conclusions Students of color demonstrated higher levels of cultural competence, which is possibly because of their personal history and experiences. The current study demonstrates that athletic training programs must seek to better educate students on providing culturally competent care.

scholarly journals Junior baccalaureate nursing students: Factors that predict success

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ellen M.T. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Early College ◽  
Sat Scores ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Baccalaureate Education ◽  
Predict Academic Success

Baccalaureate nursing education strives toward comprehensive preparation of diverse nursing students to meet current healthcare workforce demands. Identification of factors that predict academic success is imperative to meet this goal. The purpose of this study was to discover whether specific academic and noncognitive variables predicted baccalaureate nursing students’ academic success, as defined by junior-year grade point average (GPA) and persistence in nursing education. This post-facto correlational study was conducted over two semesters. Junior year nursing students (N = 150) answered the Short Grit Survey and the Noncognitive Questionnaire, and their academic records were examined for previous college grades (GPAs) and SAT scores. Demographic groups were compared using t-tests, and the data were regressed on junior-year student GPAs and persistence in the major to determine predictors of success. Several significant differences between the participant group responses were noted. Only early-college GPAs predicted junior-year success. SAT scores, grit and noncognitive factors, as well as demographic variables, did not predict academic success. These results inform baccalaureate education programs about priorities for admitting and advising students, and support the use of early-college GPAs to predict the academic success of junior-year baccalaureate nursing students.

scholarly journals Analysis of relations among scientific process skills, academic success and multiple intelligence levels of grade 7-8 students7 ve 8 sınıf öğrencilerinin bilimsel süreç becerileri, akademik başarı ve çoklu zekâ düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkilerin analizi

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 2187 ◽  
Author(s):  
İsmet Şahin ◽  
Gökçe Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Multiple Intelligence ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Predict Academic Success ◽  
High Level ◽  
Affective Skills

Learning skills of individuals may be related to their types of intelligence, scientific process skills and other affective skills and capacities. Relations among these may be used to predict academic success. For this reason, the aim of this study is to analyze the relations among multiple intelligence, scientific process skills and academic success. A multiple intelligence inventory, scientific process skills test eas administered to a total of 98 students attending a state and a private secondary school, 47 of whom are female and 51 of which are male. Their grade point average were collected from e-school database.Academic success is not correlated with general intelligence that is assumed to be the sum of all types of multiple intelligences but is positively correlated with all basic, high level and general scientific process skills. There is no correlation with academic success and any type of multiple intelligences. Musical intelligence is positively correlated with space and time relational skills and logical intelligence is positively correlated with prediction skills of basic scientific process skills. Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBireylerin öğrenme becerileri, bilimsel süreç becerilerindeki yeterlikleri, diğer duyuşsal kapasite ve özelikleri ve farklı zekâ alanlarına yatkınlıklarıyla ilgili olabilir. Bunlar arasındaki ilişkiler akademik başarıyı yordamada da kullanılabilir. Bu nedenle bu çalışmayla ortaokul öğrencilerinin bilimsel süreç becerileri, akademik başarıları ve çoklu zekâ türleri ve değerleri arasındaki ilişkilerin çalışılması amaçlanmıştır.  Bu doğrultuda İzmit ilinde biri özel biri kamu iki okulda 7 ve 8 sınıf larda 47 kadın 51 erkek olmak üzere toplam 98 öğrenciye bilimsel süreç becerileri testi, çoklu zekâ envanteri uygulanmış ve e-okul sisteminden öğrencilerin akademik ortalamaları alınmıştır.Akademik Başarı çoklu zekâ türleri toplamı olarak varsayılan genel zekâyla anlamlı bir ilişki içinde görülmemektedir ancak tüm temel, üst ve genel bilimsel süreç becerileriyle yüksek anlamlı ilişkiler sergilemektedir. Akademik başarı ile çoklu zekâ türleri ve dereceleri arasında bir ilişki gözlenmemiştir. Çoklu zekâ alanlarından ritmik zekâ temel bilimsel süreç becerilerinden uzay zaman ilişkisi kurma ile ve sayısal zekâ da tahmin yapma becerisiyle anlamlı ilişkiler göstermiştir. Diğerleri arasındaki ilişkiler anlamsızdır.

scholarly journals The Preparation and Development of Preceptors in Professional Graduate Athletic Training Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-166
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Rager ◽  
Julie Cavallario ◽  
Dorice A. Hankemeier ◽  
Cailee E. Welch Bacon ◽  
Stacy E. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Clinical Teaching ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Program Administrators ◽  
Phone Calls

Context As professional athletic training programs transition to the graduate level, administrators will need to prepare preceptors to teach advanced learners. Currently, preceptor development is variable among programs and ideal content has yet to be identified. Exploring the development of preceptors teaching graduate learners can lead to an understanding of effective preceptorships. Objective To explore graduate professional athletic training program administrators' (ie, program directors', clinical education coordinators') experiences preparing and implementing preceptor development. Design Consensual qualitative research. Setting Individual phone interviews. Patients or Other Participants Eighteen program administrators (11 women, 7 men; 5.92 ± 4.19 years of experience; 17 clinical education coordinators, 1 program director). Participants were recruited and interviewed until data saturation was achieved. Main Outcome Measure(s) Interviews were conducted using a semistructured interview guide, and were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed by a 4-person research team and coded into themes and categories based on a consensus process. Credibility was established by using multiple researchers, an external auditor, and member checks. Results Participants reported the delivery of preceptor development occurs formally (eg, in person, online) and informally (eg, phone calls, e-mail). The content typically included programmatic policies, expectations of preceptors, clinical teaching methods, and new clinical skills that had been added to the curriculum. Adaptations to content were made depending on several factors, including experience level of preceptors, years precepting with a specific program, and geographical location of the program. The process of determining content involved obtaining feedback from program stakeholders when planning future preceptor development. Conclusions Complex decision making occurs during planning of preceptor development. Preceptor development is modified based on programmatic needs, stakeholder feedback, and the evolution of professional education. Future research should explore the challenges associated with developing preceptors, and which aspects of preceptor development are effective at facilitating student learning and readiness for clinical practice.

scholarly journals The Progress and Promise of Interprofessional Education in Athletic Training Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony P. Breitbach ◽  
Kathrin Eliot ◽  
Micki Cuppett ◽  
Mardell Wilson ◽  
Maria Chushak
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Athletic Training Education ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Programs ◽  
Institutional Infrastructure

Context: Interprofessional education (IPE), an emerging theme in health professional education programs, intends to prepare students for collaborative practice in order to improve patient outcomes. In 2012, the profession of athletic training strategically began to increase program participation in IPE. Objective: This article compares 2 studies that examined the presence of IPE in athletic training. Design: Cross-sectional design utilizing similar surveys regarding athletic training program participation in, and readiness for, IPE initiatives were administered via Qualtrics in 2012 and 2015. Patients and Other Participants: Program directors of Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education–accredited athletic training programs were surveyed in 2012 and 2015 using the “Interprofessional Education Assessment and Planning Instrument for Academic Institutions” in addition to program demographic information and IPE participation. Data Collection and Analysis: The participants involved included 160 of 367 surveyed (43.6%) in 2012 and 162 of 380 surveyed (42.6%) in 2015. Results: Data were analyzed, and χ2 analysis revealed a significant relationship between level of accreditation and academic unit housing the program in both studies. Significant change was also shown in program participation in IPE from 2012 to 2015. However, institutional readiness and infrastructure for IPE was low in nearly all categories. Conclusions: Interprofessional education has a greater presence in Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education professional programs that reside in health science–related academic units and are accredited at the master's level. However, less than 50% of the programs participate in IPE. There is also a need for greater institutional infrastructure and readiness for IPE.

scholarly journals A Subjective and Objective Process for Athletic Training Student Selection

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Jeremy R. Hawkins ◽  
Todd A. McLoda ◽  
Justin M. Stanek
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Application Form ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Admission Decisions

ContextAdmission decisions are made annually concerning whom to accept into athletic training programs.ObjectiveTo present an approach used to make admissions decisions at an undergraduate athletic training program and to corroborate this information by comparing each aspect to nursing program admission processes.BackgroundAnnually, athletic training students are accepted into athletic training programs based on a variety of criteria. Little is known concerning what criteria are useful when making these decisions. The goal is to admit students who will successfully matriculate through the program and become athletic trainers with state-specified credentials for practice.SynthesisWe present an application process that uses both subjective and objective measures, including an application form, achievement in prerequisite course work, grade point average, directed observation with preceptor evaluation, essay, admittance exam, interview, and letters of recommendation. This approach was compared to processes used to admit undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students.ResultsAlthough some of the information presented in the nursing literature is conflicting, there is sufficient evidence to support the use of a multifaceted approach to admission decisions. The approach presented has helped us reduce student attrition and select students who are more likely to complete all program requirements and sit for the Board of Certification examination upon program completion.Recommendation(s)Include a variety of measurements to inform admission decisions.Conclusion(s)Using a variety of measurements affords a more holistic view of the candidate without relying too heavily on any one component.

scholarly journals Biotensegrity Is Needed in Athletic Training Professional Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
David Tomchuk ◽  
Barton E. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Structural Organization ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Athletic Training Education ◽  
Athletic Training Students ◽  
Human Movements ◽  
Athletic Training Educators

Context Tensegrity is a structural-organization model initially described in the architecture and design fields. By applying tensegrity design principles to biological structures, scientists have developed biotensegrity to explain a complex systems-on-systems structural-organization philosophy for integrated human movements. Objective To provide a brief historical overview of tensegrity and biotensegrity principles, including recommendations and benefits for integrating these structural models into athletic training education. Background Tensegrity and biotensegrity structures require constant interaction between continuous tension and discontinuous compression elements that connect through focal adhesion points. During the 1970s and 1980s, scientists applied tensegrity concepts to biological organisms to create an integrated model of human structure and interaction. Since then, biotensegrity has grown as an accepted biological structural model capable of explaining complex and integrated human movements. Synthesis By teaching tensegrity and biotensegrity principles, athletic training educators can provide athletic training students with a basic and consistent human body structural model. With this knowledge, students can better comprehend the integrated kinetic chain, including current and future prevention, examination, and rehabilitation paradigms. Results Although absent from the Practice Analysis, seventh edition, and the 2020 Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education curricular content standards, tensegrity and biotensegrity relate to many injury prevention, examination, treatment, and rehabilitation concepts regularly taught in professional athletic training programs. Recommendation(s) Athletic training educators should consider ways to incorporate biotensegrity models into professional athletic training programs to improve critical thinking and whole-person health care principles of athletic training students. Conclusion(s) Integrating tensegrity and biotensegrity principles into professional athletic training programs provides a structural hierarchy of human body organization that athletic training students can apply to a multitude of current and future methodical approaches.

Correlations among Executive Function Scales and Positive Psychological Attributes in College Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Miley ◽  
Marcello Spinella
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Psychological Attributes ◽  
Predict Academic Success

Scores on executive function scales were correlated with scores on attributes of positive psychology. Values were positive among gratitude, satisfaction, and the executive function scales of motivational drive, empathy, and strategic planning. If replicated and extended, such data may predict academic success in college students as in 13- to 14-yr.-olds.

Prediction of Successful College Academic Performance from Measures of Body-Cathexis, Self-Cathexis, and Anxiety

1965 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. White ◽  
James A. Wash
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
The Body ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Body Cathexis ◽  
Senior Students ◽  
College Academic Success

Measures of body-cathexis, self-cathexis, and anxiety were administered to 74 junior and senior students in educational psychology The body and self tended to be cathected to the same degree, and anxiety was highly correlated with both cathexes. Correlations with grade-point average were nonsignificant. Thus, values placed on body and self tended to be commensurate but lack predictive validity for college academic success.

Strategies for Facilitating Ongoing Communication Between Clinical Education Coordinators and Preceptors

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Sara Nottingham
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Phone Calls

Communication between athletic training programs and preceptors is not only an accreditation requirement, but also a mechanism to foster effective clinical education experiences. Communicating regularly with preceptors can provide them with feedback and help demonstrate their value to the athletic training program. Improved communication between academic and clinical education has been identified as a need in athletic training. Ongoing communication can be facilitated in a variety of formal and informal ways, including preceptor newsletters, site visits, questionnaires, meetings, and phone calls. Clinical education coordinators should select methods of communication that meet the needs of their program and preceptors.

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