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Klieger, David M.; Cline, Frederick A.; Holtzman, Steven L.; Minsky, Jennifer L.; Lorenz, Florian – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
Given the serious consequences of making ill-fated admissions and funding decisions for applicants to graduate and professional school, it is important to rely on sound evidence to optimize such judgments. Previous meta-analytic research has demonstrated the generalizable validity of the "GRE"® General Test for predicting academic…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Prediction, Predictive Validity
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Willingham, Warren W. – Science, 1974
Summarizes the results of the substantial number of statistical studies relating to predicting success in graduate education, suggests some practical implications for selecting graduate students, and indicates where further research is needed. (JR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Graduate Study, Graduate Surveys
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Sireci, Stephen G.; Talento-Miller, Eileen – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
Admissions data and first-year grade point average (GPA) data from 11 graduate management schools were analyzed to evaluate the predictive validity of Graduate Management Admission Test[R] (GMAT[R]) scores and the extent to which predictive validity held across sex and race/ethnicity. The results indicated GMAT verbal and quantitative scores had…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Grade Point Average, Ethnicity, Prediction