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Peer reviewedAnaya, Guadalupe – Research in Higher Education, 1999
Comparison of three learning indicators college grade-point average (GPA), student-reported growth, and Graduate Record Examination scores found: (1) student-reported cognitive growth survey items have a modest relative validity; (2) the attenuation associated with use of residual gain scores does not invalidate their use; and (3) GPA and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Outcomes Assessment, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Download full textUnderwood, David G.; Craighead, Michelle M. – 1998
This paper examines whether graduate record examination (GRE) scores are a legitimate assessment tool for measuring institutional accountability and effectiveness that is, how well its graduates will do after having attended the institution for four or more years. Following a discussion of the various pros and cons of using the GRE as an…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Outcomes Assessment, Correlation
