Ability Testing and Graduate Admissions: Decision Process Modeling and Validation.

Youngblood, Stuart A.; Martin, Billy J.

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Publication Date: 1982

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Ability Testing and Graduate Admissions: Decision Process Modeling and Validation.

Youngblood, Stuart A.; Martin, Billy J.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n4 p1153-62 Win 1982

A nonadditive linear model consisting of both Graduate Management Admission Test scores and undergraduate grades adequately portrayed the decision-making process of a Master of Business Administration program admissions officer. The results are discussed in light of the recent criticisms of the use of standardized tests as admissions criteria. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Business Administration Education, Decision Making, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Models, Predictive Measurement, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Management Admission Test

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