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Testing The Validity Of Gre Scores On Predicting Graduate Performance For Engineering Students, Wei Wang
Testing The Validity Of Gre Scores On Predicting Graduate Performance For Engineering Students, Wei Wang
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE), a set of standardized tests designed to determine the scholastic potential of graduate students, is widely used in graduate admissions in the United States. How GRE can predict graduate students’ performance has crucial importance both for universities and for students. Numerous of research studies have examined the validity of GRE scores in predicting graduate success, however, some limitations and gaps still existed in previous studies. This study targeted a specific discipline of engineering, and investigated the validity of GRE scores in predicting graduate performance, as measured by graduate GPA (GGPA) for engineering students. The differences …