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A survey of 56 nursing PhD programs found that common admission criteria largely lack predictive validity testing for academic performance outcomes and are deficient in internal reliability.
Cross-Sectional (n=56)
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Nursing PhD program admission criteria are diverse but lack predictive validity and internal reliability for academic performance outcomes.
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Nursing PhD programs should exercise caution with unvalidated admission criteria; leaves open the need for predictive validity and reliability testing.
This research aims to identify current admission criteria and academic performance outcomes in nursing PhD programs. A descriptive exploratory design was used to survey all American Association of Colleges of Nursing PhD programs (N = 110) via a Web-mediated standardized survey; the response rate was 51% (n = 56). Conclusions indicate six diverse yet complementary admission criteria: graduate grade point average (GPA), Graduate Record Examinations ® scores, writing samples, letters of recommendation, interviews, and research match with faculty. Findings also indicated that admission criteria largely lack predictive validity testing in regard to academic performance outcomes and are deficient in internal reliability. Academic performance outcomes included comprehensive examination, ongoing minimum graduate GPA of 3.0, formal dissertation, time to degree attainment, degree attainment, time to candidacy, type of employment after graduation, and publications and grants as a student and at 5 years postgraduation.
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Lucy Megginson (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Nursing PhD programs (n=56). Nursing PhD program admission criteria was evaluated on Current admission criteria and academic performance outcomes. A survey of 56 nursing PhD programs found that common admission criteria largely lack predictive validity testing for academic performance outcomes and are deficient in internal reliability.
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