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Download full textHan, Kyung T.; Rudner, Lawrence M. – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2014
This study uses mixed integer quadratic programming (MIQP) to construct multiple highly equivalent item pools simultaneously, and compares the results from mixed integer programming (MIP). Three different MIP/MIQP models were implemented and evaluated using real CAT item pool data with 23 different content areas and a goal of equal information…
Descriptors: Item Banks, Programming, Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing
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The average score of economics majors on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) exceeds those of nearly all humanities and arts, social sciences, and business undergraduate majors but not those of most science, engineering, and mathematics majors. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Scores, College Entrance Examinations, Economics Education, Majors (Students)
Talento-Miller, Eileen; Guo, Fanmin; Han, Kyung T. – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2012
When power tests include a time limit, it is important to assess the possibility of "speededness" for examinees. Research on differential speededness in the past has included looking at gender and ethnic subgroups in the United States on paper and pencil tests. The needs of a global audience necessitated, and the availability of computer…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Timed Tests
MBA Programs between Ensuring Quality and Retaining Applicants: The Case of Sultan Qaboos University
Manochehri, Nick-Naser; Al-Badi, Ali Hamad; Naqvi, Syed Jafar; Al-Solbi, Ali Nasser – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2008
This study examined the selection process at the Sultan Qaboos University MBA program in relation to other respected institutions in the Gulf area and worldwide to determine the reason(s) for the high rate of attrition among students joining the MBA program. In addition, the study assessed the correlation between Graduate Management Admission Test…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Masters Programs, Admission Criteria, Student Attrition
Patterson, Belinda; McFadden, Cheryl – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine how the mode of instructional delivery, campus face-to-face or online, affected dropout relative to students' academic and demographic characteristics. A quantitative study was conducted to analyze the academic and demographic characteristics of newly admitted, matriculated degree-seeking students (N = 640)…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Dropouts, Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education
