TY - JOUR
T1 - SELECTING SUCCESSFUL GRADUATE STUDENTS
T2 - IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH GRE® USERS
AU - Walpole, Mary Beth
AU - Burton, Nancy W.
AU - Kanyi, Kamau
AU - Jackenthal, Altamese
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2002 Educational Testing Service.
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - This study analyzed interviews with over 100 graduate school staff and faculty in 26 disciplines and 20 institutions who use the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE®). The interviews covered admissions and admissions-related topics, such as recruitment, retention, and measurement of student success in graduate school. Interviewees consider the GRE General Test to be a useful common standard for students with widely differing backgrounds. In contrast, GRE Subject Tests, although considered to be strong evidence of discipline-specific knowledge, are being used less in a competitive environment. Graduate programs want more information about the language skills – particularly writing and speaking skills – and personal qualities of applicants, and better information about international students.
AB - This study analyzed interviews with over 100 graduate school staff and faculty in 26 disciplines and 20 institutions who use the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE®). The interviews covered admissions and admissions-related topics, such as recruitment, retention, and measurement of student success in graduate school. Interviewees consider the GRE General Test to be a useful common standard for students with widely differing backgrounds. In contrast, GRE Subject Tests, although considered to be strong evidence of discipline-specific knowledge, are being used less in a competitive environment. Graduate programs want more information about the language skills – particularly writing and speaking skills – and personal qualities of applicants, and better information about international students.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.2002.tb01875.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.2002.tb01875.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164479497
SN - 2330-8516
VL - 2002
SP - i-29
JO - ETS Research Report Series
JF - ETS Research Report Series
IS - 1
ER -