Variables | Early-EXAM* (n = 415) | Later-EXAM† (n = 192) | AO-EXAM‡ (n = 363) | REC-EXAM¶ (n = 87) | ||||||||
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β | SE | p | β | SE | p | β | SE | p | β | SE | p | |
National Center Test | ||||||||||||
Japanese | 0.04 | 0.002 | 0.437 | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.857 | 0.06 | 0.002 | 0.227 | 0.03 | 0.004 | 0.793 |
GHC | 0.13 | 0.002 | 0.005** | 0.19 | 0.003 | 0.003** | 0.10 | 0.002 | 0.037* | 0.16 | 0.004 | 0.146 |
Mathematics | -0.04 | 0.002 | 0.413 | -0.08 | 0.003 | 0.252 | 0.03 | 0.002 | 0.546 | 0.03 | 0.004 | 0.795 |
Science | -0.08 | 0.003 | 0.096 | 0.14 | 0.004 | 0.043* | 0.13 | 0.002 | 0.012* | 0.10 | 0.005 | 0.407 |
Foreign language | 0.09 | 0.003 | 0.052 | -0.15 | 0.004 | 0.027* | 0.07 | 0.003 | 0.165 | -0.08 | 0.005 | 0.463 |
University-specific examinations | ||||||||||||
Mathematics | -0.10 | 0.001 | 0.028* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Science | - | - | - | -0.08 | 0.002 | 0.221 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
English | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.758 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group interview | -0.15 | 0.001 | 0.002** | -0.11 | 0.002 | 0.106 | 0.10 | 0.001 | 0.036* | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.894 |
Individual interview | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.12 | 0.001 | 0.021* | 0.07 | 0.003 | 0.562 |
Essay | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.417 | 0.03 | 0.002 | 0.739 |
High School GPA | 0.30 | 0.033 | <0.001*** | 0.44 | 0.046 | <0.001*** | 0.22 | 0.064 | <0.001*** | 0.39 | 0.186 | 0.001** |
Gender (Female) | 0.17 | 0.019 | <0.001*** | 0.27 | 0.024 | <0.001*** | 0.27 | 0.017 | <0.001*** | 0.12 | 0.039 | 0.286 |
Adjusted R2 | 0.183 | 0.283 | 0.187 | 0.160 |
Note: The symbols *, **, and *** denote p-values significant at < .05, < .01, and < .001, respectively.
*1st round general admission; †2nd round general admission; ‡admission office examination; ¶recommendation examination; GHC, Geography, History, and Civics.
Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:307-314; doi: 10.5116/ijme.6372.1fce