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The Psychometric Characteristics of the GRE General Test for Three Handicapped Groups. Studies of Admissions Testing and Handicapped People.

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Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – 1986

The psychometric characteristics of the Graduate Record Examinations General Test (GRE-GT) were studied for three handicapped groups. Experimental subjects took the GRE-GT between October 1981 and June 1984; they include: (1) 151 visually-impaired students taking large-type, extended-time administrations; (2) 188 visually-impaired students taking…

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Study, Higher Education

Comparing Essays Written under Different Timing Conditions. Research Summary. RS-08

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Camara, Wayne J. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2003

Previous research on differences in the reliability, validity, and difficulty of essay tests given under different timing conditions has indicated that giving examinees more time to complete an essay may raise their scores to a certain extent, but does not change the meaning of those scores, or the rank ordering of students. There is no evidence…

Descriptors: Essays, Comparative Analysis, Writing Tests, Timed Tests

Predicting Success in Graduate School Using GRE and PAEG Aptitude Test Scores.

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Bornheimer, Deane G. – College and University, 1984

Performance of limited-English speaking graduate school applicants on the Prueba de Admision para Estudios Graduados aptitude test is compared with Graduate Record Examination results, and the validity of the two tests as predictors of academic success for bilingual doctoral students in the New York University Puerto Rico program is examined. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Bilingual Students, College Applicants