The consistency of physical therapy students' grades across courses was investigated. The grades of five entry classes were examined. Not surprisingly, students performed better in some courses than others. Nevertheless, considerable internal consistency of grades was evident within each class during the semester of interest. Grades in courses may reflect a common underlying construct, that is, academic performance of physical therapy students.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
HandscombeJ. A. (1986) Physiotherapy—development of professionalism in the curriculum. Physiotherapy, 72, 429–433.
2.
KirchnerG. L.HolmM. B.EkesA. M.WilliamsR. W. (1994) Predictors of student success in an entry-level master in physical therapy program. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 8, 76–79.
3.
TiddG. S.ConineT. A. (1974) Do better students perform better in the clinic? Relationship of academic grades to clinical ratings. Physical Therapy, 54, 500–505.
