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The Gender Difference: Validity of Standardized Admission Tests in Predicting MBA Performance.

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Hancock, Terence – Journal of Education for Business, 1999

Of 120 female and 149 male master of business administration (MBA) students, women performed significantly less well on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). There were no differences in overall MBA grade point average, indicating no strong correlation between the GMAT and MBA performance. (SK)

Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education

Factors Affecting GMAT Predictive Validity for Foreign MBA Students: An Exploratory Study. Research Report.

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Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1985

This study was designed to explore the effect of selected test and background variables on the pooled within-school relationship between Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores and first year grade average (FYA), and to assess the potential role of selected Test of English as a Foreign Language-related variables as supplemental predictors…

Descriptors: Age Differences, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation, English (Second Language)