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Swinton, Spencer S.; Powers, Donald E. – 1980
A study was conducted in order to investigate the factor structure of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test, which now includes an analytical module. Comparison of the factor structures of the Aptitude Test before and after modification suggested that the factor structure of the verbal and quantitative sections of the test has been…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedBennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1991
Convergent validity of expert-systems scores for 4 complex constructed-response mathematical formats was assessed for 249 examinees from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test in June 1989. The hypothesized five-factor model fit the data well, but an alternative with two dimensions (GRE-quantitative and constructed-response)…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Expert Systems
Rock, D. A.; And Others – 1982
The study evaluated the invariance of the construct validity and thus the interpretation of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test scores. A systematic procedure for investigation of test bias from a construct validity frame of reference was developed and applied. Invariant construct validity was defined as similar patterns of loadings…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Factor Structure, Graduate Study
