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Article: GRE SCORES AS PREDICTORS OF MINORITY STUDENTS' SUCCESS IN GRADUATE STUDY: AN ARGUMENT FOR CHANGE.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
- Author:
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Minority access to graduate education has captured the concern of admissions officers, professors, and administrators over the last two decades. Central to the issue is whether standard entry prerequisites are accurate predictors of whether an applicant can successfully complete the requirements for, and subsequently earn a graduate degree.
The present study sought to determine, "How accurate have the GRE scores and select demographic variables been in predicting the first year graduate work among minority students at a `Research I' institution?" Descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression were utilized to statistically analyze these data. Due to ...