Ateneo college admission test and nursing aptitude test as predictors in the capping and pinning grade requirement of level II student nurses batch 2006-2007

Abstract

This study was based on the linear regressional analysis of the Ateneo Admission College Test (ACAT), Nursing Aptitude Test (NAT) and the cumulative Weighted Percentage Average (WPA) from the respondent's first year first semester, second semester, and summer of 2006. There were 130 respondents selected, all of whom were level II Bachelor Science in Nursing students of the Ateneo de Davao University school year 2006-2007. With the use of pearson-product moment correlation, the researchers were able to determine if there is a significant relationship between the independent variables: ACAT and NAT to the dependent variable, which is the capping and pinning grade requirement as the determinant factor used in predicting the probability to qualify for the capping and pinning. Results showed that the relationship of ACAT to the capping and pinning grade requirement had a P-value of 0.728, which was greater than the level of significance of 0.05. Applying the basis on accepting and rejecting the null hypothesis this finding indicates that the null hypothesis was accepted. On the other hand, the relationship of NAT to the capping and pinning grade requirement has a P-value of 0.001, which was less than the level of significance of 0.05. The null hypothesis is rejected stating that there is no significant relationship between the two variables. However, upon using linear regression analysis, the findings led to the conclusion that there was no significant functional relationship between the two independent variables: ACAT and NAT since both could only explain 10.5% of the total variation as predictors in the capping and pinning grade reguirement. Therefore, the model used was not fit for predicting the capping and pinning result.