Correlation of GPA with Final MBBS Examination Scores Among Students on Three Campuses of the University of the West Indies
Although the degree of correlation between the GPA and scores on the different components of the final MBBS examination varied, there was a strong correlation between GPA and total score on the final examination. Our findings suggest that further discussion of the purposes and design of course-based and final examinations is needed.
Authors
- Kandamaran Krishnamurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5592-7020)
- Paula Michele Lashley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1612-1037)
- Kenneth Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6006-2316)
- Md Anwarul Azim Majumder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3398-8695)
- Shastri Motilal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-4370)
- Alok Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-9417)
- Michael Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5927-2612)
Institutions
- University of the West Indies (TT)
- University of the West Indies (BB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Medical Education and Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/amep.s515141
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00