A Comparison of Repeater Performance on the MCAT: Review Course Participants vs. Non-Participants.

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Academic Achievement; Achievement Gains; Admission (School); College Entrance Examinations; Compensatory Education; Graduate Medical Education; Higher Education; Minority Groups; Premedical Students; Program Evaluation; Review (Reexamination); Summer Programs; Test Coaching

The Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at Carbondale prepares underrepresented minorities for medical school admission. This paper reports on the evaluation of the MEDPREP Summer Review program by the comparison of participant and non-participant score gains on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The eight week Summer Review courses review biology, chemistry, physics, and quantitative topics covered by the MCAT. Data were collected from all MEDPREP students from 1977 to 1983 having MCAT scores from both before and after MEDPREP enrollment. The review program resulted in significant gains in all subtests, compared to moderate gains on three subtests by nonparticipants. Summer Review group gain was significantly greater only on the Quantitative subtest. While this study demonstrates the ability of the Summer Review Program, other factors may be responsible for the gains. (BS)

1985

ED254563