Saber 11 Standardized Test and Academic Performance in Medical Students at A Colombian University

Abstract

Introduction: The SABER 11 standardized test, is a competency-based exam conducted in Colombia as a requirement for admission to higher education. Methods: Descriptive correlational study in which we investigated whether there is a relationship between the results of the SABER 11 test and the final grades of disciplinary subjects of three cohorts of medical students at a Colombian university. Results: The 3 disciplinary subjects studied presented some degree of positive and significant correlation with the areas of the SABER 11 test. Conclusion: The results obtained in the SABER 11 test could be a predictor of the academic performance of students in the disciplinary subjects of the first semester of the medical program.