Abstract

A precision filing test involving the reduction of a steel cylinder to a perfect cube with the use of a hand file and bench vise was devised as a diagnostic tool for the early detection of freshman students having technic difficulties. The test was administered to 188 freshman dental students in three classes at Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry. Subjective and objective scores were then statistically compared with subsequent technic and clinic grades of the students. The simple linear correlations between the predictor test variable and criterion grades were statistically significant for one class and for the combined classes but not for the other two individual classes. Furthermore, the correlations were generally less than 0.4, indicating no substantial predictive value. Multiple correlations involving the study variables showed even less statistical significance. Therefore, the test could not be considered to have a significant predictive value.

Department

Dentistry

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Judson Klooster

Second Advisor

Lloyd Baum

Third Advisor

John M. Reeves

Fourth Advisor

Charles E. Winter

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1976

Date (Title Page)

6-1976

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Students, Dental; Dentistry -- education

Type

Thesis

Page Count

v; 66

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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