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All rights [reserved. | 800.232.1694 | ADA.org/OAT](reserved. | 800.232.1694 | ADA.org/OAT)  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction ................................................................................................................................ 1  \nData ........................................................................................................................................... 1  \nMethods ..................................................................................................................................... 2  \nResults and Discussion .............................................................................................................. 4  \nPart I: Bivariate Correlations between Optometry School Grades and Predictors (OAT scores, Undergraduate GPAs, and Options) ........................................................................................... 4  \nPart II: Multiple Correlations between Optometry School Grades and Sets of Predictors (OATScores, Undergraduate GPAs, and Options) .............................................................................16  \nLimitations.................................................................................................................................17  \nConclusions ..............................................................................................................................17  \nReferences ...............................................................................................................................18  \nAppendix 1. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients and Multiple Correlations  \nbetween First-Year and Second-Year Optometry School Grades and Predictors (OAT Scores, Undergraduate GPAs and Options)...........................................................................................19  \nIntroduction  \nValidity is a critical consideration for any testing program. Validity refers to the degree to which logic and evidence support the use of test scores for making critical decisions (e.g. , pass/fail, admission, placement, grouping) concerning examinees.  \nThe Optometry Admission Test (OAT) Validity Study (2022-2024) reports the relationship among OAT scores, pre-optometry grade point averages (GPAs), and the academic and clinical achievements of a sample of students during their first and second year in United States optometry schools. Correlation coefficients were used to understand the relationship between admission selection criteria (such as GPAs and OAT scores) and success in students' first two years of optometry education.  \nThe OAT Program recognizes the importance placed upon the validity of the OAT. The value of a report of this nature is enhanced when participation is representative of the population understudy. In contrast, the value is diminished by low participation and low representativeness. In past reports, participating schools were identified by name. Beginning with the 2009 report, each school is identified by a code number that is only revealed to the individual school. It is hoped that this measure of anonymity will increase participation. The goal is always 100% participation.  \nData  \nA total of 7 United States optometry schools participated in this study. This represents a decrease of four schools, as compared to the number (11) obtained in the prior report (2020 to 2022) .  \nThis report involves first-and second-year data on the same group of students. When viewing the results presented, the number of students listed may not correspond with the number actually enrolled. This is because some students’OAT scores were not available. Student data were included in the analyses only when OAT scores were also provided. 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