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Enright, Mary K.; Rock, Donald A.; Bennett, Randy Elliot – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1998
Examined alternative-item types and section configurations for improving the discriminant and convergent validity of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test using a computer-based test given to 388 examinees who had taken the GRE previously. Adding new variations of logical meaning appeared to decrease discriminant validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing

Bridgeman, Brent; Rock, Donald A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1993
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to explore relationships among existing item types and three new computer-administered item types for the analytical scale of the Graduate Record Examination General Test. Results with 349 students indicate constructs the item types are measuring. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing

Bennett, Randy Elliot; Morley, Mary; Quardt, Dennis; Rock, Donald A.; Singley, Mark K.; Katz, Irvin R.; Nhouyvanisvong, Adisack – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1999
Evaluated a computer-delivered response type for measuring quantitative skill, the "Generating Examples" (GE) response type, which presents under-determined problems that can have many right answers. Results from 257 graduate students and applicants indicate that GE scores are reasonably reliable, but only moderately related to Graduate…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Computer Assisted Testing, Graduate Students, Graduate Study

Bridgeman, Brent – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1992
Examinees in a regular administration of the quantitative portion of the Graduate Record Examination responded to particular items in a machine-scannable multiple-choice format. Volunteers (n=364) used a computer to answer open-ended counterparts of these items. Scores for both formats demonstrated similar correlational patterns. (SLD)
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Comparative Testing