Key result
TEAS composite scores correlate with academic and clinical success in sonography but not radiography students.
Why the study?
Most health care programs have competitive entry and selective admission procedures, prompting investigation into whether cognitive variables relate to academic and clinical success in diagnostic medical sonography and radiography students.
Observational (n=26)
No
TEAS composite scores may be a useful predictor of academic and clinical success for diagnostic medical sonography students, supporting its use in the admission process.
May support TEAS in sonography admissions screening; leaves open its value for radiography and requires prospective validation.
Objective: Most health care programs have competitive entry and selective admission procedures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive variables such as the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) composite scores, the preprogram academic grade point average (GPA), as well as clinical GPA for diagnostic medical sonography (DMS) or radiography (RT) students. Materials and Methods: The participants of this study were 26 imaging students. The convenient sample included 10 DMS and 16 RT students, enrolled in an Associate Degree in Applied Sciences program, within a community college. The student’s program success was examined over a period of one academic year. Results: The analysis of the findings determined that a significant relationship existed between some of the cognitive variables such as the TEAS composite scores, academics, as well as the clinical success for the DMS students. However, these RT students did not show the same outcome. In addition, there was no significant relationship between preprogram GPA and academic as well as clinical success, for either educational program. Conclusion: The results of this study provide empirical evidence that a strong relationship may exist between the TEAS composite scores, academics, as well as clinical success for the DMS students. This is an important finding that may support the use of the TEAS test, as part of the admission process, for other DMS programs.
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Elena Miller (2022) conducted an observational in Diagnostic medical sonography and radiography students (n=26). Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) composite scores and preprogram GPA was evaluated on Academic and clinical success (GPA). TEAS composite scores were significantly associated with academic and clinical success for diagnostic medical sonography students, but not for radiography students.
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