Descriptor
College Entrance Examinations | 2 |
Higher Education | 2 |
Research Methodology | 2 |
Test Construction | 2 |
Test Format | 2 |
Timed Tests | 2 |
Aptitude Tests | 1 |
Equated Scores | 1 |
Graduate Study | 1 |
Quantitative Tests | 1 |
Racial Bias | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 2 |
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Graduate Record Examinations | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Wild, Cheryl L.; And Others – 1982
The research leading to the decisions to revise the Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test (GRE) (beginning in October 1981) is reviewed. The issues discussed include the format of the test (the timing of each section and the number of sections, the content of the sections--especially the analytical section), the scoring procedure for the GRE,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Equated Scores, Graduate Study
Wild, Cheryl; Durso, Robin – 1979
This study investigates the effects of increasing the test time to reduce the speededness of the verbal and quantitative experimental sections of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test. In December 1976, at approximately 550 domestic test centers, 20- and 30-minute versions of a verbal experimental test and of a quantitative…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Quantitative Tests, Racial Bias