Improving Measurement for Graduate Admissions.

Enright, Mary K.; Rock, Donald A.; Bennett, Randy Elliot

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Publication Date: 1998

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Improving Measurement for Graduate Admissions.

Enright, Mary K.; Rock, Donald A.; Bennett, Randy Elliot

Journal of Educational Measurement, v35 n3 p250-67 Fall 1998

Examined alternative-item types and section configurations for improving the discriminant and convergent validity of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test using a computer-based test given to 388 examinees who had taken the GRE previously. Adding new variations of logical meaning appeared to decrease discriminant validity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations

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