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| Autor/inn/en | Enright, Mary K.; Powers, Donald E. |
|---|---|
| Institution | Graduate Record Examinations Board, Princeton, NJ.; Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Graduate Record Examination Board Program. |
| Titel | Validating the GRE Analytical Ability Measure against Faculty Ratings of Analytical Reasoning Skills. GRE Board Professional Report No. 86-06P. |
| Quelle | (1991), (61 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Academic Achievement; College Faculty; Criteria; Grades (Scholastic); Graduate Students; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Inferences; Rating Scales; Student Evaluation; Test Construction; Thinking Skills; Graduate Record Examinations |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to develop a criterion of graduate school success as an alternative to first-year average. Faculty rating scales of students' analytical abilities were developed as a potential criterion against which to validate both the current Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) analytical measure and its future modifications. The instrument included six separate scales for faculty to rate individual students on: (1) analyzing arguments; (2) drawing inferences; (3) defining problems; (4) reasoning inductively; (5) generating alternatives; and (6) overall analytical style. The scales were completed by faculty members in 24 departments representing 6 disciplines. Over all departments, 132 faculty members rated 623 students, 58% of whom were rated by at least 3 raters. Faculty raters were not able to distinguish among students on the six individual scales. In addition, evidence was found that the ratings and first-year grades measure somewhat different aspects of success in graduate school. Results were also mixed with respect to the validity of faculty ratings of students' analytical abilities. Faculty ratings of students' analytical skills appear to have been influenced by students' verbal reasoning skills. It is recommended that the development of these scales be continued. Nine tables and two figures present study findings. An appendix contains the rating scales. (Contains 33 references.) (SLD) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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