The predictive accuracy of Health Education Systems, Inc., examinations for associate degree nursing students

Yoho, Mary J.; Young, Anne; Adamson, Carolyn; Britt, Robin

doi:10.1016/j.teln.2007.04.004

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“…Findings indicated that A 2 scores were highly and significantly related (r = .450, P b .01) to students' grade point average for the first semester in the BSN program. Yoho, Young, Adamson, and Britt (2007) reported that A 2 scores for the reading comprehension exam were highly and significantly related (r = .406, P b .01) to student success as measured by the study population's HESI midcurricular scores. The midcurricular exam was a custom exam that was designed by HESI in collaboration with the school's nursing faculty to measure students' achievement after 1 year of the ADN program.…”

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HESI Admission Assessment Scores: Predicting Student Success

Chen

Voyles²

2013

Journal of Professional Nursing

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HESI Admission Assessment Scores: Predicting Student Success

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Voyles²

2013

Journal of Professional Nursing

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“…Gallagher et al 8 investigated the value of reading comprehension test scores in predicting students' probability of success in an ADN curriculum (N = 121) and found that 50% of student success could be attributed to reading comprehension. Yoho et al 9 used Pearson correlations to determine the relationship between ADN students' A 2 math and reading comprehension scores and their HESI Mid-curricular (MC) examination scores. The MC was an examination designed by HESI in collaboration with the ADN faculty to evaluate students' knowledge of the content and concepts presented in the first half of their nursing curriculum.…”

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Use of the HESI Admission Assessment to Predict Student Success

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This study examined the value of the HESI Admission Assessment in predicting student success. Associate degree (N = 68) and baccalaureate (N = 69) nursing students took the HESI Admission Assessment after acceptance into the nursing programs for the purpose of identifying their academic weaknesses and focusing their remediation efforts. Findings indicated that the HESI Admission Assessment was a valid predictor of students' academic ability to succeed in the nursing programs. In the associate degree nursing program, HESI Admission Assessment scores were significantly positively correlated with 88.89% of all nursing course grades in the program and 100% of the beginning-level course grades. In the baccalaureate nursing program, HESI Admission Assessment scores were significantly positively correlated with 50.00% of all nursing course grades in the program and 80.00% of beginning-level course grades. Furthermore, associate degree nursing students who completed the program had significantly higher HESI Admission Assessment scores than those who did not complete the program.

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“…Attrition results in waste of critical resources, thus much effort is spent by admission committees in an attempt to select the students who will be most likely to complete the program. There are limited studies which examine the use of grade point average (GPA) and entrance exam scores to predict success in the first semester of a nursing program, and several studies have looked at the relationships between nursing course grades, standardized exit tests and NCLEX success (Chen & Voyles, 2013;Newton, Smith, Moore, & Magnan, 2007; Underwood, Williams, Lee, & Brunnert, 2013;Yoho, Young, Adamson, & Britt, 2007). But fewer studies have examined the best use of admission data to differentiate between successful and non-successful students within a nursing program.…”

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Preadmission Predictors of Student Success in a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Program

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Lovan³

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Journal of Nursing Regulation

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Attrition can be a serious problem for nursing programs and students. Loss of students during a nursing program or through NCLEX failure is a waste of resources and results in inefficiency in the production of nurses for the workforce. Using data from 341 students admitted over a threeyear period, the goal of this study was to determine which factors best predicted student success in a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program. These factors were then used to develop an admission formula which was tested retroactively to determine its ability to differentiate between successful and non-successful students. Authors defined student success as passing all nursing courses on the first attempt with a grade of C or above, on time program completion, and passing the NCLEX on the first attempt. Logistic regression for prediction of the probability of success found the following three variables accounted for 76% of the variance:Preprogram grade point average (GPA), Science GPA, and scores on the HESI A 2 Anatomy and Physiology subscale. The formula derived was validated by retrospective analysis to determine what the effect of using this model would have been if it had been used to select students for admission. Results demonstrated that use of this model would have eliminated 40.1% of the unsuccessful students, while retaining 84% of the successful students.Keywords: Nursing Student Retention; Admission Formula; Predictors of Student Success 2 Pre-admission Predictors of Student Success in a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing ProgramAttrition is a concern for many nursing programs in the United States (U.S.), with some programs reporting graduation rates as low as 50% (Newton & Moore, 2009). Attrition results in waste of critical resources, thus much effort is spent by admission committees in an attempt to select the students who will be most likely to complete the program. There are limited studies which examine the use of grade point average (GPA) and entrance exam scores to predict success in the first semester of a nursing program, and several studies have looked at the relationships between nursing course grades, standardized exit tests and NCLEX success (Chen & Voyles, 2013;Newton, Smith, Moore, & Magnan, 2007; Underwood, Williams, Lee, & Brunnert, 2013;Yoho, Young, Adamson, & Britt, 2007). But fewer studies have examined the best use of admission data to differentiate between successful and non-successful students within a nursing program.Using data from 341 students admitted over a three-year period, the goal of this study was to determine which factors best predicted student success in a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program. These factors were then used to develop an admission formula which was tested retroactively to determine its ability to differentiate between successful and nonsuccessful students. For this study, student success was defined as graduating within four semesters of entering the nursing program, no nursing course grades below a grade of "C", and passing the NCLE...

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The predictive accuracy of Health Education Systems, Inc., examinations for associate degree nursing students

Cited by 16 publications

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HESI Admission Assessment Scores: Predicting Student Success

HESI Admission Assessment Scores: Predicting Student Success

Use of the HESI Admission Assessment to Predict Student Success

Preadmission Predictors of Student Success in a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Program

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