Table 3.
Regression statistics for different models of the relationship between predictor variables and academic performance (A1-8 for the CBSE, B1-8 for the CPIE and C1-8 for msGPA)
| Model | R 2 | hsGPA | Per | Ara | Rel | For | NS | Mat | Bio | Phy | Che | S | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CBSE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A1 |
.109 |
.331** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A2 |
.185 |
|
.122** |
.229** |
.139** |
.078** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A3 |
.189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
.147** |
.284** |
NI |
.097** |
|
|
| A4 |
.233 |
|
.082** |
.162** |
.103** |
NI |
|
.094** |
.228** |
NI |
NI |
|
|
| A5 |
.229 |
.135** |
.094** |
.141** |
.125** |
NI |
|
.107** |
.129** |
NI |
NI |
|
|
| A6 |
.213 |
|
|
|
|
|
.271** |
|
|
|
|
.240** |
|
| A7 |
.223 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.473** |
| A8 |
.213 |
.159** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.367** |
|
CPIE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| B1 |
.050 |
.225** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| B2 |
.064 |
|
.110** |
.132** |
NI |
.079** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| B3 |
.093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
.112** |
.132** |
.077** |
.069* |
|
|
| B4 |
.098 |
|
.066** |
.068* |
NI |
NI |
|
.095** |
.127** |
.074* |
NI |
|
|
| B5 |
.116 |
.107** |
.078* |
NI |
.063* |
NI |
|
.107** |
.093** |
.093* |
NI |
|
|
| B6 |
.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
.115** |
|
|
|
|
.233** |
|
| B7 |
.106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.326** |
| B8 |
.126 |
.094** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.307** |
|
msGPA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| C1 |
.197 |
.445** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| C2 |
.133 |
|
.102** |
.230** |
.137** |
NI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| C3 |
.097 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
.053* |
.231** |
NI |
.083** |
|
|
| C4 |
.153 |
|
.075** |
.190** |
.102** |
NI |
|
NI |
.161** |
NI |
NI |
|
|
| C5 |
.246 |
.342** |
.088** |
.144** |
.093** |
NI |
|
NI |
NI |
NI |
NI |
|
|
| C6 |
.129 |
|
|
|
|
|
.301** |
|
|
|
|
.084** |
|
| C7 |
.114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.339** |
| C8 | .225 | .352** | .192** |
** P < α = 0.01; * P < α = 0.05; NI = Not included in the final model. (As they did not contribute significantly to model’s fit).
hsGPA = High school grade point average (see the text for more details); Per = Persian language; Ara = Arabic language; Rel = Religious studies; For = Foreign language; NS = Total non-science subsection (see the text for more details); Mat = Mathematics; Bio = Biology; Phy = Physics; Che = Chemistry; S = Total science subsection (see the text for more details); Tot = Konkoor total score (see the text for more details); CBSE = Comprehensive Basic Sciences Exam; CPIE = Comprehensive Pre-Internship Exam; msGPA = Medical school grade point average (see the text for more details).