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Direct linkAmy A. Franckowiak – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this scholarly project was to determine if GRE scores (verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing) predict first-time pass rate on the NCE. This project also investigated the correlation between first-time pass rate on the NCE and the individual covariates of age at program matriculation, sex, race,…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Nursing Education, Predictor Variables
Download full textYoung, John W.; Klieger, David; Bochenek, Jennifer; Li, Chen; Cline, Fred – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
Scores from the "GRE"® revised General Test provide important information regarding the verbal and quantitative reasoning abilities and analytical writing skills of applicants to graduate programs. The validity and utility of these scores depend upon the degree to which the scores predict success in graduate and business school in…
Descriptors: Business Schools, Scores, Test Validity, College Entrance Examinations
Song, Moohoun; Orazem, Peter F.; Wohlgemuth, Darin – Economics of Education Review, 2008
Students in majors with higher average quantitative graduate records exam (GRE) scores are less likely to attend graduate school whereas students in majors with higher average verbal GRE scores are more likely to attend graduate school. This sorting effect means that students whose cognitive skills are associated with lower earnings at the…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Graduate Study, Doctoral Degrees, Professional Education
Peer reviewedFederici, Louise; Schuerger, James – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Investigated extent to which traditional indices (test scores, undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation) and less traditional measures (interview ratings and biographical information) would predict each of two criteria of success in a subdoctoral program in applied psychology: a) academic competency (graduate GPA) and b) faculty ratings of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Graduate Study
Harvancik, Mark J.; Golsan,Gordon – 1986
The scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) have been used by graduate admissions committees in selecting graduate candidates. A study was undertaken to examine the predictive validity of the GRE in conjunction with measures of achievement. Records of 619 Masters Degree graduates at a small southwestern college were obtained, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
Nelson, Jacquelyn S.; Nelson, C. Van – 1995
This study sought to determine which combination of criteria would accurately predict the success of students in graduate education who began their graduate studies on probationary admission status. Variables examined included grade point average (GPA) after 9 hours of graduate coursework, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal, quantitative,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedCentra, John A. – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
Degree objectives of prospective graduate students from eight ethnic groups were investigated using the Graduate Record Examinations(GRE) registrant population of 1976-1977. GRE scores, undergraduate grade point average (GPA), and being a male were important predictors of students' expectations of obtaining a doctor's rather than a master's…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Doctoral Degrees, Ethnic Groups, Grade Point Average
Onasch, Christine – 1994
This study sought to determine the usefulness of undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores as predictors of the time it takes to complete a Master of Science degree. It examined six variables taken from the files of 100 students who had completed Master of Science degrees in geology at Bowling Green University…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Grade Point Average, Graduate Students
Burton, Nancy W.; Wang, Ming-mei – ETS Research Report Series, 2005
GRE verbal and quantitative scores and undergraduate grade point average were evaluated as predictors of multiple measures of long-term graduate school success. The measures of success were cumulative graduate grade point average and faculty ratings on three student characteristics: mastery of the discipline, professional productivity, and…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Predictor Variables, Success
