Batch

Magno, J. M.; Arcega, A. E.; Briones, L. E.;
Corteza, Z. B.; De Guzman, M. R; Sy, S.;
Ngo, M.; Carigma, A.; Chua, M. C.
Pharmacy Licensure
Examination

 The sole purpose of a licensing examination is to
identify persons who possess the minimum
knowledge and experience necessary to perform
tasks required of the job safely and competently.
The Comparison of the Number of National Pharmacy
board passers vs. Number of Thomasian Pharmacy board
passers of the UST Faculty of Pharmacy graduates from
batches 2011-2014

1600
Number of Passers
1400
1200
1000
800
National Pharmacy Board
Passers
600
Thomasian Pharmacy
Board Passers
400
200
0
Jun.11
Jul.12
Jun.13
Examination Year
Jun.14
Factors affecting the
Licensure Examination

GWA
Future Work
Opportunities
Parental
Influence
USTET
IQ
Licensure
Examination
Others
Course
Preference
Peer
Influence
Personal
Decision
Statement of the Problem

 Is IQ significantly related with Pharmacy Licensure
Examination Results?
 Is the Course preference significantly related with
the Pharmacy Licensure Examination Results?
 How is the GWA significantly related with the
Pharmacy Licensure Examination Results?
 Will the data obtained from the statistical analysis
serve as determinants of getting a passing or failing
result in the licensure examinations?
Significance of the Study

To further evaluate students upon
entering the said course program if he
will be able to pass the board
examination through his I.Q. results in
USTET, course preference, and GWA
throughout college.
Scope and Limitations

 Four Variables
 Course Preference (1st, 2nd choice or Reconsidered)
 University of Santo Tomas Entrance Test (USTET) IQ
Scores 2006-2009
 GWA
 Pharmacy Licensure Examination 2010-2013 of UST
Pharmacy graduates
 UST Pharmacy graduates of batches 2010-2013
 Multiple Linear Regression
The Bachelor of Science
(B.S.) in Pharmacy
 It is a 4-year program in
UST that incorporates
knowledge and
experience to students
who choose to serve as
pharmacists.
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
Major in Clinical Pharmacy
 Trains students in the
following skills and
knowledge:




drug disease management,
drug information,
medication assessment,
in-patient and community
pharmacotherapy, and;
 direct patient care
General Procedure

Gathering of data
(Course Preference,
IQ scores, GWA,
Pharmacy Licensure
Examination scores
Decoding
Encoding into
SPSS 21.0
software
Statistical Test
Analysis
Sources of Data

Statistical Data
Origin
Course Preference (1st, 2nd choice/ reconsidered)
Faculty of Pharmacy Guidance
Office
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) report
Faculty of Pharmacy Guidance
Office
General weighted average report (GWA)
UST Registrar’s Office
The Pharmacy Licensure Examination Scores
Faculty of Pharmacy Office of the
Dean
Statistical Treatment of
data

Multiple Linear Regression
Residual Analysis – “How accurate is the
estimation done”
Population of student in Batches 2010-2013
Included in the Study.

The mean General Weighted Average of each batch from 2010 to
2013 together and the cumulated mean General Weighted
Average of all batches

2.208
All batches
Batches
1.716
CL Batch 2013
1.648
Batch
CL Batch 2012
2.196
Batch 2013
2.274
Batch 2012
Batch 2011
2.24
Batch 2010
2.256
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
Mean General Weighted Average
1.8
2
2.2
2.4
Intelligence Quotient of each batch from 2010 to 2013 and
the cumulated mean Intelligence Quotient of all batches

107
Batch
All Batches
All
batches
CL Batch 2013
109
Batch 2013
109
108
Batch 2012
106
Batch 2011
105
Batch 2010
103
104
105
106
USTET IQ score
107
108
109
Population (%)
Percent Population of the Course Preference for
each Batch
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

78%
68%
First Choice
86%
72%
68%
Second Choice
Reconsidered
27%
5%
2010
26%
16%
6%
2011
7%
2012
Batch
23%
11%
3%
CL 2013
6%
Overall
P-values of GWA, IQ and course Preference to the
Pharmacy Licensure Examinations Scores of all the Batches

GWA
IQ
Course Pref
GWA and IQ has P-values of <0.05
Analysis results of the relationship of GWA to the Pharmacy
Licensure Examinations Scores

0
-2
Lower 95% Conf.
Int.
-4
Coefficient
-6
-8
-8.7
-10
-12
Upper 95% Conf.
Int.
-9.81
-10.92
If your GWA decreases from excellent to average (1.0 → 2.0) – you’ll get a
deduction of 9.81 points on your Pharmacy Licensure board exam Results.
Analysis results of the relationship of IQ to the Pharmacy Licensure
Examinations Scores

IQ Coefficient of All batches
Coefficient
0.15
0.11
0.1
0.05
0.05
0
Lower 95%
Conf. Int.
Coefficient
0
IQ even though has a significant relation to the Pharmacy Licensure
examination but causes “little” effect.
Table 4.7: P-value of each Residual Analysis

Results and Discussion

 Course Preference has no significant relation to the
Pharmacy Licensure Exam Score.
 USTET IQ has significant relation to the Pharmacy
Licensure Exam Scores
 GWA has strong significant relation to the Pharmacy
Licensure Exam Scores
 If your GWA decreases from excellent to average – you’ll
get a deduction of 9.81 points on your Pharmacy
Licensure board exam Results.
Conclusion

 The most consistent variable for the correlation was
the General Weighted Average (GWA)
 Cumulative Learning has effect on Competency
 This would mean a University can actually check the
students “readiness” upon taking Pharmacy Licensure
Exam and who are the students that need intensive review
through the approximation acquired.
Recommendations

 Consider another different set of quantifiable variables
such as:
 number of review centers attended versus self-study
 student status (regular versus irregular)
 number of takes (first taker versus second taker versus
third taker)
 if the data chosen can be acquired to all study
population.
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