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Download full textJones, Timothy B.; Sherman, Ross B.; Ninness, H. A.; Hallman, Patsy J. – 2002
Graduate programs in Educational Administration use a variety of screening strategies, including the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) when selecting and admitting students. In order to earn Standard Principal Certification in Texas, an Educational Administration candidate, in addition to completing a graduate program, must also pass the Standard…
Descriptors: Certification, Correlation, Educational Administration, Graduate Students
Brown, Dianne C. – 1987
The decline in standardized test scores during the 1960s and 1970s is well documented and is seen in both aptitude and achievement test scores. This paper describes and analyzes the test score trends over the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s for five aptitude tests: (1) the Scholastic Aptitude Test; (2) the American College Test; (3) the Preliminary…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation, Educational Change
Noble, Robert F. – 1986
The purpose of this research was to determine, through multiple regression analysis, the strength of the relationship of each of six predictor variables (undergraduate major, undergraduate grade-point average (GPA), graduate major, graduate GPA, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Quantitative score, and GRE Verbal score) to academic achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation, Grade Point Average
Harvancik, Mark J.; Golsan,Gordon – 1986
The scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) have been used by graduate admissions committees in selecting graduate candidates. A study was undertaken to examine the predictive validity of the GRE in conjunction with measures of achievement. Records of 619 Masters Degree graduates at a small southwestern college were obtained, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
Underwood, 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
Chai, Sally H.; Woehlke, Paula L. – 1979
Eighteen studies on the validity of tests of English as a foreign language (EFL) for college admission and placement decisions are briefly summarized. No studies were found on the extent to which these tests reflect language skills, curriculum (content validity), or theory or behavior (construct validity). Instead, all of these studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
