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Cox WC, McLaughlin JE. Association of Health Sciences Reasoning Test scores with academic and experiential performance. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014;78(4):73doi: 10.5688/ajpe78473.
Cox, W. C., & McLaughlin, J. E. (2014). Association of Health Sciences Reasoning Test scores with academic and experiential performance. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 78(4), 73. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe78473
Cox, Wendy C, and McLaughlin, Jacqueline E. "Association of Health Sciences Reasoning Test scores with academic and experiential performance." American journal of pharmaceutical education vol. 78,4 (2014): 73. doi: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe78473
Cox WC, McLaughlin JE. Association of Health Sciences Reasoning Test scores with academic and experiential performance. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 May 15;78(4):73. doi: 10.5688/ajpe78473. PMID: 24850935; PMCID: PMC4028582.
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Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 May 15;78(4):73. doi: 10.5688/ajpe78473.

Association of Health Sciences Reasoning Test scores with academic and experiential performance.

American journal of pharmaceutical education

Wendy C Cox, Jacqueline E McLaughlin

Affiliations

  1. UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

PMID: 24850935 PMCID: PMC4028582 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe78473

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association of scores on the Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT) with academic and experiential performance in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum.

METHODS: The HSRT was administered to 329 first-year (P1) PharmD students. Performance on the HSRT and its subscales was compared with academic performance in 29 courses throughout the curriculum and with performance in advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs).

RESULTS: Significant positive correlations were found between course grades in 8 courses and HSRT overall scores. All significant correlations were accounted for by pharmaceutical care laboratory courses, therapeutics courses, and a law and ethics course.

CONCLUSION: There was a lack of moderate to strong correlation between HSRT scores and academic and experiential performance. The usefulness of the HSRT as a tool for predicting student success may be limited.

Keywords: Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT); academic performance; advanced pharmacy practice experiences; critical thinking; grades

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