Can Selection Assessments Predict Students' Achievements in the Premedical Year?: A Study at Arabian Gulf University

Abstract

Procedures for selecting students who are most likely to succeed academically in the initial year at an innovative medical school deserve further study and probably should include both academic performance and non-academic attributes.

Medical students’ resilience: a protective role on stress and quality of life in clerkship

“…One item (‘self-discipline is important’) with a factor loading of < 0.4 was deleted [20]. A confirmatory factor analysis was then used to verify the items ( p < .05) with an asymptotically distribution-free bootstrap model [21, 22] for construct validity testing and yielded moderate model fit. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.874.…”

“…Factor analysis revealed that the psychological (six items) and physical (four items) demands had factor loadings of 0.74–0.84 and 0.87–0.93, respectively. Confirmatory factor analyses was then used to verify the items ( p < .05) with an asymptotically distribution-free bootstrap model [21, 22] for construct validity testing and yielded good model fit. The Cronbach’s alpha for psychological and physical demands was 0.903 and 0.942, respectively (Table 2).…”

“…In this study, it was evaluated using 10 questions inquiring how frequently the medical students experienced various emotions related to compassion satisfaction, with five possible responses: 1 (never), 2 (seldom), 3 (sometimes), 4 (often), and 5 (always) [27]. A confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify the items ( p < .05) with an asymptotically distribution-free bootstrap model [21, 22] for construct validity testing and yielded good model fit. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.960.…”

Concept Analysis: Confidence/Self-confidence

“…The key attributes of confidence/self‐confidence include emotional intelligence/emotional competence, resilience (Abraham, 2004), confidence, attitude and cognitive ability (Al‐Nasir & Robertson, 2001), trust (Abraham, 2004), intuition (Koriat, 2008), narcissism (Campbell, Goodie, & Foster, 2004), depression (Stone, Dodrill, & Johnson, 2001), doubt, and uncertainty (De Cremer & Van Hiel, 2008). The attributes can positively or negatively affect confidence/self‐confidence and, as such, have been subdivided into positive and negative attributes (Table 2).…”

“…Al‐Nasir and Robertson (2001) report that personal characteristics and attitudes include confidence as an attribute, as well as cognitive abilities that affect confidence and may predict success. According to Belcher and Jones (2009) a lack of confidence means that new graduate nurses are unlikely to trust themselves.…”