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Meagher, EdDAnli Lin, PhD and Christina P. Stellato, MS, MEd  \nHarcourt Assessment, Inc.  \nSan Antonio, TX  \nPCAT Predictive Validity Study 2  \nCorresponding Author: Donald G. Meagher  \nAddress: Senior Research Director, Post-Secondary Education, Harcourt Assessment, 19500 Bulverde Road, San Antonio, TX 78259  \nTel: 210-339-5297  \nFax: 210-339-5967  \nE-mail: [don_meagher@harcourt.com](don_meagher@harcourt.com)  \nABSTRACT  \nObjectives. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) for predicting the grade point averages (GPAs) of students in years 1–4 of pharmacy programs.  \nMethods. Data were collected from the 11 pharmacy schools participating in the study on entering cumulative GPAs, entering math/science GPAs, and PCAT scaled scores (by subtest and Composite) for students entering in the fall of 2000, as well as GPAs for years 1–4 in the pharmacy programs and student status after four years (at the end of the 2003–04 academic year). These data were analyzed to determine the validity of the PCAT for predicting subsequent GPAs using correlation analysis, regression analysis, discriminant analysis, and diagnostic accuracy analysis.  \nResults. Both PCAT scaled scores and entering GPAs were found to be positively correlated with the GPAs of students in years 1–4 at the pharmacy schools participating in this study. Regression analyses also showed the predictive value of the PCAT scaled scores, especially in combination with entering GPAs. A discriminant analysis supported the positive correlation between PCAT scaled scores and the GPAs of students in years 1–4 at the participating pharmacy schools. A diagnostic accuracy analysis showed results consistent with the discriminant analysis and provided practical suggestions regarding the selection of optimal PCAT scaled scores to identify students most likely to succeed during the four years of professional pharmacy study. All analyses suggested the predictive value of the PCAT scaled scores.  \nConclusion. Both PCAT scaled scores and entering cumulative GPAs showed moderate to strong predictive validity. Both of these predictor variables should be considered by pharmacy schools as useful indicators of candidates likely to succeed in pharmacy school.  \nCopyright © 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. All rights reserved.  \nPCAT Predictive Validity Study 3  \nINTRODUCTION  \nSince the introduction of the PCAT in 1974 by The Psychological Corporation (now Harcourt Assessment, Inc.), a number of studies have investigated the predictive validity of the PCAT and have found the test to have value as a predictor of subsequent performance in pharmacy programs. These studies generally have found the PCAT to bea moderate to strong predictor of both pharmacy-program grades and licensing exam scores. 1, 2 Studies of the predictive validity of the PCAT typically have used correlation and/or multiple regression analyses to examine the value of using PCAT scores to make predictions about subsequent GPAs earned by students in pharmacy school and to make predictions about other such indicators of success.  \nSeveral early studies conducted at various universities during the 1970s emphasized how well PCAT scores related to the academic performance of students entering schools of pharmacy. Research comparing the performance of first-year professional pharmacy students to their PCAT scores found that PCAT scores correlated positively with subsequent performance in specific coursework and throughout the course of a program.3,4 Some studies also found that PCAT scores were predictive not only of students’ performance in pharmacy school but also of their scores on the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Licensing Exam (NABPLEX) .4,5 One study by Lowenthal found the PCAT to be a better predictor of academic performance in pharmacy school than the SAT–Verbal, SA","cbCaiqaRTxhNg51J","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqaRTxhNg51J","pdf",116839,22,"English","# Abstract\n## Objectives\n## Methods\n## Results\n## Conclusion\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"What is the main objective of the PCAT predictive validity study?\",\"answer\":\"To examine the validity of the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) for predicting students’ grade point averages (GPAs) in years 1–4 of pharmacy programs.\"},{\"question\":\"What data sources and variables were analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"Data were collected from 11 pharmacy schools, including entering cumulative GPA, entering math/science GPA, and PCAT scaled scores (subtests and Composite), linked to GPAs for years 1–4 and student status after four years.\"},{\"question\":\"Which analytical methods were used to assess predictive validity?\",\"answer\":\"Correlation analysis, regression analysis, discriminant analysis, and diagnostic accuracy analysis were used to evaluate how PCAT scores relate to later GPAs.\"}]","A Predictive Validity Study of the Pharmacy College Admission Test | PDF",55]