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Peer reviewedFreedle, Roy; Kostin, Irene – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990
The importance of item difficulty (equated delta) was explored as a predictor of differential item functioning of Black versus White examinees for 4 verbal item types using 13 Graduate Record Examination forms and 11 Scholastic Aptitude Test forms. Several significant racial differences were found. (TJH)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
Download full textCentra, John A. – 1979
The degree objectives of prospective graduate students from the various ethnic groups were investigated in this study by using the extensive (200,000 plus) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) registrant population of 1976-1977. GRE scores, undergraduate grade point average, and being a male were the important predictors of students' expectations of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Asian Americans
