The Pre-Admission Interview as a Predictor of Academic Grades and Fieldwork Performance

Abstract

Data from 139 graduates, of the Bachelor of Science program in Occupational Therapy at the University, of Alberta were analyzed, to determine the relationship among pre-admission required courses, grads point average in each of four years, and clinical performance as measured by ratings, on the Report of Clinical Fieldwork from the Canadian, Association of Occupational, Therapy (CAOT Form) and by the Field, work Performance Report from, the American. Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Form). Relationships between pre-admission interview ratings and both measures of clinical performance were lower, than relationships of the clinical measures with four of the eight academic measures in the case of the CAOT Form, and five of the eight academic measures in the case of the AOTA Form. Results are discussed in terms of admission criteria for occupational therapy programs in general and? the University of Alberta program in particular.