Table 4 The Relationship between student selection methods and academic performance in reviewed studies

American College Test (ACT)

Elkins 2015 [60]

<.05a

Grossbach & Kuncel 2011 [41]

<.01a

Health Education Systems Inc. (HESI) Admission

Hinderer et al. 2014 [57]

.007a

Not report

.01a

Underwood et al. 2013 [51]

<.01b

Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT)

Pitt et al. 2015 [59]

<.01a

<.01b

>.01b

National League for Nursing (NLN)

Crouch 2015 [61]

<.001a

Stuenkel 2006 [30]

<.001a

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Grossbach and Kuncel 2011 [41]

<.01a

Stuenkel 2006 [30]

<.001a

Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)

Bremner et al. 2014 [55]

<.001a

Harner 2014 [56]

<.001a

Hernandez 2011 [39]

<.001a

<.001a

Newton et al. 2007 [31]

<.001a

Wolkowitz & Kelley 2010 [36]

< 0.001b

Newton & Moore 2009 [34]

.329b

Wambuguh et al. 2016 [13]

.01b

.02b

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

Crouch 2015 [61]

<.01a

Nurse Entrance Test (NET)

Herrera 2012 [44]

>.01b

Nationwide Entry Exam

Dante et al. 2011 [40]

.006b

.001b

Lancia et al. 2013 [49]

.38a

.215a

Previous academic achievement

Newton et al. 2007 [31]

<.001b

Newton & Moore 2009 [34]

<.001a

Lancia et al. 2013 [49]

.001a

.001a

Crouch 2015 [61]

< .01a

Timer & Clauson 2011 [8]

<.001b

Wambuguh et al. 2016 [13]

.001b

.01a

Elkins 2015 [60]

<.01a

<.01a

Herrera 2012 [44]

<.001a

Schmidt & MacWilliams 2011 [37]

<.01a

<.01a

Hernandez 2011 [39]

<.01a

<.01a

Grossbach & Kuncel 2011 [41]

<.01a

Stuenkel 2006 [30]

<.01a

McGahee et al. 2010 [35]

.002a

Interviews

Gale et al. 2016 [6]

.03b

Schmidt & MacWilliams 2011 [37]

<.01b