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Download full textKingston, Neal M. – 1984
In October 1981, the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Program introduced a new version of the General Test (GT) that differed from the previous version in three major ways. The GT was altered to: reduce the verbal measure's speededness and allow the addition of several quantitative items; delete two item types from the analytical measure; and…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Equated Scores, Higher Education, Mathematics Tests
Pike, Lewis W. – 1980
This study describes intergroup guessing differences in response to tests and to test-like tasks. It is a composite of seven component inquiries with three substudies in Phase 1 and four in Phase 2. These seven studies cover the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) item-type domain from a number of viewpoints relevant to implicit guessing behavior.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Ethnic Groups
PDF pending restorationKingston, Neal M. – 1985
This research investigated the effect on estimated lower asymptotes of the instructions to Graduate Record Examination (GRE) examinees about how the test would be scored. This effect was assessed for four different verbal item types (analogies, antonyms, sentence completion, and reading comprehension) using a two-way, unweighted means analysis of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Entrance Examinations, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education
Mawhinney, Thomas – High School Magazine, 1999
Cognizant of individual learning differences, the Rhinebeck (New York) School District refused to settle for mandated Regents exams. Staff developed a successful exhibition program requiring all students in the 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th grades to demonstrate their knowledge through a performance judged by using various rubrics. (MLH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, High Schools, Individual Differences, Performance Based Assessment
Carlson, Sybil B.; Ward, William C. – 1988
Issues concerning the cost and feasibility of using Formulating Hypotheses (FH) test item types for the Graduate Record Examinations have slowed research into their use. This project focused on two major issues that need to be addressed in considering FH items for operational use: the costs of scoring and the assignment of scores along a range of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Costs, Pilot Projects
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
