Analysis of American College Test Scores and College Grade Point Average as Success Indicators on the State Nursing Board Examination (open access)

Analysis of American College Test Scores and College Grade Point Average as Success Indicators on the State Nursing Board Examination

The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between the American College Test (ACT) sub-test scores, nursing courses' grade point average, college cumulative grade point average and the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) sub-test scores. Data from 227 nurses were analyzed utilizing three procedures: Pearson product-moment coefficient; multiple correlation coefficient; and linear regression equations. Conclusions were that several ACT sub-test scores could yield useful information on admission; the college cumulative grade point average was the most reliable indicator of success on the SBTPE; and an ACT composite score of eleven was the minimum value required to pass the SBTPE sub-tests with a score of at least 350.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Vargas, Carlos
System: The UNT Digital Library