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The Validity of Graduate Management Admission Test Scores: A Summary of Studies Conducted from 1997 to 2004
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Talento-Miller, Eileen; Rudner, Lawrence M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
The validity of Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores is examined by summarizing 273 studies conducted between 1997 and 2004. Each of the studies was conducted through the Validity Study Service of the test sponsor and contained identical variables and statistical methods. Validity coefficients from each of the studies were corrected…
Descriptors: Validity, Business Administration Education, Graduate Study, College Entrance Examinations
Assessing the Validity of the GRE for Students in Psychology: A Validity Generalization Approach.
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Goldberg, Edith L.; Alliger, George M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
Metanalysis of 27 studies dealing with psychology students and the Graduate Record Examinations' (GRE) validity in predicting graduate school success was conducted. Overall, results do not indicate that the verbal and advanced psychology portions are valid predictors of grades, although the quantitative section predicts grades in quantitative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Prediction, Graduate Students
A Redefinition of Content Validity.
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Benson, Jeri – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
A review of the research on item writing, item format, test instructions, and item readability indicated the importance of instrument structure in the interpretation of test data. The effect of failing to consider these areas on the content validity of achievement test scores is discussed. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Scores
Measurement Issues Concerning the Use of Inventories of Job Satisfaction.
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Buckley, M. Ronald; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The psychometric characteristics of the Job Descriptive Index and other inventories of job satisfaction are examined across a sample of validation studies. The construct validity of these inventories is modest, but this problem can be corrected through proper application of structural equation models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Job Satisfaction, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques
The Development and Validation of a Nonverbal Measure of Self-Esteem: The Sliding Person Test.
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Karmos, Ann H. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
Validity evidence from several studies for a nonverbal measure of self-esteem, the Sliding Person Test (SPERT), is presented. Results of the studies indicate the utility of the measure for elementary through college students. (JKS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Nonverbal Tests, Research Reviews (Publications)
A Meta-analytic Assessment of the Predictive Validity of the Quantitative and Verbal Components of the Graduate Record Examination with Graduate Grade Point Average Representing the Criterion of Graduate Success.
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Morrison, Todd; Morrison, Melanie – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
A meta-analytic review was conducted on published studies examining the relationship between performance on the quantitative and verbal components of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and graduate grade point average. Results suggest that the quantitative and verbal components of the GRE possess minimal predictive validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study