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The effect of English language skills on academic performance of medical students on a widening access course. Sally Curtis Carolyn Blundell Linda Turner. The reason for this study. Method. English language test given 3 times during the year – correlated with previous
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The effect of English language skills on academic performance of medical students on a widening access course Sally Curtis Carolyn Blundell Linda Turner
Method English language test given 3 times during the year – correlated with previous standard of English Correlation of initial attainment and test scores ** p< 0.001
Method Test correlated with current standard of English ** p< 0.001
Correlation of examination performance and test scores
Improvement in English language test scores
E1 E2 Distribution of differences in English language test scores
Student perceptions “Since starting the BM6 programme do you think your language skills have improved?” Using a scale of 1 – 5 1 = no improvement 5 = greatly improved
Student perceptions “Do you think you would have benefited from English language support?”
Conclusions • English language skills did not predict performance • in BM6 examinations • Language skills appear to improve during the course • especially in E2 students • Optional tutorials in English language skills would be • welcomed by all students
Acknowledgements With thanks to the BM6 05/06 cohort