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INTRODUCTION: National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) performance is predicted to some degree by cognitive measures, such as grade point average (GPA) and the Graduate Record Exam scores. Researchers have begun to explore noncognitive measures, for example, grit and mindset, which could account for other potential determinants of student success in physical therapist (PT) education programs and the NPTE. REVIEW OF LITERATURE: There is a paucity of evidence that has explored non-cognitive factors related to academic performance compared to cognitive factors...

INTRODUCTION: The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) is a standardized examination designed to assess competence after graduation from an entry-level physical therapist education program. REVIEW OF LITERATURE: Previous studies have identified applicant and student variables that are related to NPTE performance, with applicant variables reflecting performance before admission and student variables reflecting performance after admission. However, there are very few articles describing how these variables can be combined to predict NPTE performance...

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects approximately 69 million individuals annually, often resulting in well-documented complications such as epilepsy. Although numerous studies have been performed on posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) in adults over the past decade, research on chronic consequences of TBI in children remains limited. Herein, we retrospectively assessed children who had experienced moderate to severe TBI to determine their clinical characteristics and identify associated factors associated with the development of PTE in the pediatric population...

The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) is the gold standard for aspiring physical therapists. The NPTE Studycast is an innovative way for physical therapy students to prepare for the NPTE. The NPTE Studycast combines recorded information and content questions in a quiz format. To date, the podcast is widely downloaded.

The skill to answer items successfully in a standardized exam requires a student to master the language in which the exam is written. This implies total mastering of the English language for students with English as a Second Language (ESL). This commentary shares the experience of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at the Medical Science Campus at the University of Puerto Rico in identifying strategies used by the program to ensure students pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). The DPT Program implemented several strategies to improve students' language proficiency to pass the NPTE...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this case report is to describe the implementation and report early outcomes of a 2-year (6-trimester), hybrid doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program. METHODS: The case report describes management of (1) Academic Affairs, (2) Student Affairs, (3) Faculty Affairs, and (4) Institutional Affairs for an accredited, fully hybrid, 2-year DPT program. In the hybrid program, students from across the country participate in synchronous and asynchronous online learning, and travel to campus twice per trimester for immersive blocks of in-person lab instruction...

Given the increasing demand for more trained physical therapists in providing care to patients in Saudi Arabia, it has become vital to adequately assess individual physical therapy graduate academic learning and performance. Therefore, the present study aimed at evaluating the knowledge and skills of Saudi PT graduates. A competency examination adapted from a practice test that is commercially available and simulates the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) was conducted. Out of 398 Saudi physical therapists that were approached with the examination link, 149 PT graduates consented to the study...

BACKGROUND: Clinical reasoning relies on executive functions (EFs) that manage attention, inhibition, organization, and decision-making. Assessment of EFs may help identify students who excel at clinical reasoning, yet data showing this relationship in physical therapy (PT) education programs are lacking. The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to examine EFs in relationship to success in PT educational programs. METHODS: Thirteen third-year PT graduate students completed two EF tests which were compared to culminating scores in the program and admissions scores...

INTRODUCTION: With rising student debt, identifying ways for students to contain the cost of their education is highly desired. Numerous prerequisite courses are required for admission to a physical therapy program and have been shown to predict success in the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) following graduation. Identifying how pre-admission courses completed at a 2-year vs 4-year institution impacts student success may allow students to be more selective about where they complete courses, thereby decreasing the amount of debt accumulated prior to entering graduate education...

OBJECTIVE: Graduation rates and first-time National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) pass rates among Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs have ranged from 30% to 100% and 0% to 100% between 2008 and 2017, respectively. Prior studies on predictors of graduation rates and NPTE pass rates from DPT programs have used cross-sectional data and have not studied faculty data. This study sought to understand how trends in DPT faculty and program characteristics correlated with graduation rates and first-time NPTE pass rates...

BACKGROUND: In physical therapist education, the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) is the predominant measure of student success. Because the NPTE is a high-stakes examination, predicting NPTE performance is important for physical therapist students and programs. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between first attempt NPTE performance, physical therapist applicant variables, and physical therapist student variables...

PURPOSE: The field of physical therapy education is seeking an evidence-based approach to inform qualified applicant admission. A considerable amount of research exists; however, results represent an array of outcomes making practical application difficult. It aims to determine what preadmission criteria are predictors of graduation success. METHODS: Data from the 2013-2016 graduating cohorts (n=149) were collected. Predictors included verbal, quantitative and analytical Graduate Record Examination rank percentile), admissions interview, precumulative science grade point average (SGPA), precumulative grade point average (UGPA), and reflective essay...

Prior studies have explored variables that had predictive relationships with National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) score or NPTE failure. The purpose of this study was to explore whether certain variables were predictive of test-takers' first-time score on the NPTE. SUBJECTS: The population consisted of 134 students who graduated from the university's Professional DPT Program in 2012 to 2014. METHODS: This quantitative study used a retrospective design. Two separate data analyses were conducted...

PURPOSE: The rising cost of health professions education is well documented and a growing concern among educators; however, little is known about the implications of resource investment on student success. The objective of this study was to determine whether programs with higher National Physical Therapist Exam (NPTE) pass rates invested significantly more on programmatic resources. METHODS: This observational study used data from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education's (CAPTE) Annual Accreditation Report including all accredited physical therapist programs from the United States who graduated physical therapist students in 2011...

BACKGROUND: In the domain of academia, the scholarship of research may include, but not limited to, peer-reviewed publications, presentations, or grant submissions. Programmatic research productivity is one of many measures of academic program reputation and ranking. Another measure or tool for quantifying learning success among physical therapists education programs in the USA is 100 % three year pass rates of graduates on the standardized National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)...

Estimating the causal interaction between neurons is very important for better understanding the functional connectivity in neuronal networks. We propose a method called normalized permutation transfer entropy (NPTE) to evaluate the temporal causal interaction between spike trains, which quantifies the fraction of ordinal information in a neuron that has presented in another one. The performance of this method is evaluated with the spike trains generated by an Izhikevich's neuronal model. Results show that the NPTE method can effectively estimate the causal interaction between two neurons without influence of data length...

This study investigated a pretest strategy that identified physical therapist assistant (PTA) students who were at risk of failure on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). Program assessment data from five cohorts of PTA students (2005-2009) were used to develop a stepwise multiple regression formula that predicted first-time NPTE licensure scores. Data used included the Nelson-Denny Reading Test, grades from eight core courses, grade point average upon admission to the program, and scores from three mock NPTE exams given during the program...

This study examined the relationship between scaled scores of reading comprehension as measured by the Nelson Denny Reading Test and scaled scores on the National Physical Therapy Licensure Examination (NPTE). Sixty-seven graduate students from Arkansas State University participated in this study. The Nelson Denny Reading Test was given at the initiation of the physical therapy program, and the NPTE was taken after successful completion of the graduate program in physical therapy. A correlation analysis examined the scaled scores of these graduates from the Reading Test and the NPTE...

BACKGROUND: Several factors have been shown to influence first-time pass rates on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). It is unclear to what extent academic difficulty experienced by students in a physical therapist education program may affect NPTE pass rates. The effects of institutional status (public or private) and Carnegie Classification on NPTE pass rates also are unknown. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to quantify the odds of failure on the NPTE for students experiencing academic difficulty and for institutional status and Carnegie Classification...

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships among clinical education performance, academic performance, critical thinking (CT) skills, and success on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) of graduates from a post-baccalaureate professional physical therapy program. Results of previous research comparing clinical and academic performance measures have been mixed. Academic performance measures have been linked to CT skills and NPTE performance but identifying factors related to success on the NPTE is unclear...