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Article: Predictive validity of the graduate record examination advanced psychology test for grade performance in graduate psychology courses.(Statistical Data Included)
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- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are often considered during the admissions process for prospective graduate students and there have been several assessments of the predictive validity of the GRE for graduate students in psychology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive validity of the GRE Advanced Psychology Test for students' grade performance in selected graduate courses. Academic records were evaluated for 236 graduate students in professional psychology programs. Higher GRE scores were significantly correlated with higher grades in several specific courses. These findings indicate that, in some instances, GRE Advanced Psychology Test ...