Original scientific paper
Undergraduate Grade Point Average is a Poor Predictor of Scientific Productivity Later in Career
Ozren Polašek
; School of Public Health »Andrija [tampar«, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Mavrinac
; School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Alan Jović
; Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ankica Džono Boban
; Dubrovnik-Neretva County Department for Health, Social Affairs and Veterans of War, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dolores Biočina-Lukenda
; Department of Dental Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tatjana Glivetić
; Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Zabok, Zabok, Croatia
Ivan Vasilj
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mladen Petrovečki
; University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of the undergraduate grade point average in prediction of scientific production of research trainees during their fellowship and later in career. The study was performed in 1,320 research trainees whose fellowships from the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports were terminated between 1999 and 2005. The data were analyzed using logistic regression. The results indicated that undergraduate grade point average was negatively associated with scientific productivity both during and after the fellowship termination. Other indicators, such as undergraduate scientific productivity exhibited much stronger positive association with scientific productivity later in career and should be given more weight in candidate selection process in science and research.
Keywords
grade point average; scientific output; prediction; undergraduate; postgraduate; research trainee; junior researcher; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
51715
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Publication date:
25.3.2010.
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