TY - JOUR
T1 - A comprehensive meta-analysis of the predictive validity of the graduate record examinations
T2 - Implications for graduate student selection and performance
AU - Kuncel, Nathan R
AU - Ones, Deniz S
AU - Hezlett, Sarah A.
PY - 2001/1
Y1 - 2001/1
N2 - This meta-analysis examined the validity of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) and undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) as predictors of graduate school performance. The study included samples from multiple disciplines, considered different criterion measures, and corrected for statistical artifacts. Data from 1,753 independent samples were included in the meta-analysis, yielding 6,589 correlations for 8 different criteria and 82,659 graduate students. The results indicated that the GRE and UGPA are generalizably valid predictors of graduate grade point average, 1st-year graduate grade point average, comprehensive examination scores, publication citation counts, and faculty ratings. GRE correlations with degree attainment and research productivity were consistently positive; however, some lower 90% credibility intervals included 0. Subject Tests tended to be better predictors than the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical tests.
AB - This meta-analysis examined the validity of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) and undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) as predictors of graduate school performance. The study included samples from multiple disciplines, considered different criterion measures, and corrected for statistical artifacts. Data from 1,753 independent samples were included in the meta-analysis, yielding 6,589 correlations for 8 different criteria and 82,659 graduate students. The results indicated that the GRE and UGPA are generalizably valid predictors of graduate grade point average, 1st-year graduate grade point average, comprehensive examination scores, publication citation counts, and faculty ratings. GRE correlations with degree attainment and research productivity were consistently positive; however, some lower 90% credibility intervals included 0. Subject Tests tended to be better predictors than the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical tests.
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U2 - 10.1037/0033-2909.127.1.162
DO - 10.1037/0033-2909.127.1.162
M3 - Article
C2 - 11271753
AN - SCOPUS:0035227984
SN - 0033-2909
VL - 127
SP - 162
EP - 181
JO - Psychological Bulletin
JF - Psychological Bulletin
IS - 1
ER -