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Berube, Michael – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
The author, an English professor, shares his experience in retaking the Graduate Record Examination in English literature, 25 years after he entered graduate school at the University of Virginia. He took the practice test instead of the "real" test, for a number of reasons. He wanted to be able to look over the questions afterward; to…
Descriptors: English Literature, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Classics (Literature)
Carlson, Alfred B.; And Others – 1973
The Graduate Record Examinations Committees for French, Philosophy, and English Literature participated in an investigation of the feasibility of conducting validity studies of the GRE using a common criterion task. It was determined that such a study was not feasible. However some committee members suggested that many graduate departments used…
Descriptors: English Literature, Evaluation Criteria, Feasibility Studies, French
Winterbottom, John A. – ADE Bulletin, 1969
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) program is described in this article from the standpoint of the policy-making and administrative arrangement which provide the context within which the Advanced Literature and 22 other similar tests exist. The development and dissemination of the Advanced Tests is outlined. A discussion of policy-making and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Testing, English Literature