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The GRE Analytical Score as a Predictor for Admission to Ph.D. Candidacy: A Two Year Study.

Mowsesian, Richard; Hays, William L. – 1984

The purpose of this study was to test the predictive efficiency of the Graduate Record Examination Analytical (GRE-A) score when used in combination with other predictors for doctoral candidacy decisions in an educational psychology department. It was hypothesized that the GRE-A would be a more efficient predictor than faculty ratings on a…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Doctoral Programs

The Relationship of Scores Based on GRE General Test Item Types to Undergraduate Grades: An Exploratory Study for Selected Subgroups.

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Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1986

This study used multiple discriminant analysis (MDA) to assess differences among subgroups defined in terms of sex and undergraduate major area, and ethnic group and undergraduate major area, with respect to patterns of performance on Graduate Record Examination (GRE) item-type part scores. Special subscores based on item types included in the…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, College Entrance Examinations, Discriminant Analysis, Ethnic Groups