The Moderator Effect of Undergraduate Grade Point Average on the Prediction of Success in Graduate Education.

Covert, Robert W.; Chansky, Norman M.

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Moderator Effect of Undergraduate Grade Point Average on the Prediction of Success in Graduate Education

Covert, Robert W.; Chansky, Norman M.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 35, 4, 947-50, Win 75

Correlation coefficients between graduate grade point average and each of three predictor variables, consisting of Graduate Record Examinations-Verbal score, Graduate Record Examination-Quantitative score, and undergraduate grade point average, were calculated for each of the six subgroups. Results showed differential predictability across the different subgroups. (Author/BJG)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade Point Average, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences

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