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Klieger, David M.; Bridgeman, Brent; Tannenbaum, Richard J.; Cline, Frederick A.; Olivera-Aguilar, Margarita – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
Educational Testing Service (ETS), working with 21 U.S. law schools, evaluated the predictive validity of the GRE® General Test using a sample of 1,587 current and graduated law students. Results indicated that the GRE is a strong, generalizably valid predictor of first-year law school grades and that it provides useful information even when…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Test Validity, Scores
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Rosinger, Kelly Ochs; Ford, Karly S. – Educational Researcher, 2019
Given growing disparities in college enrollment by household income, policymakers and researchers often are interested in understanding whether policies expand access for low-income students. In this brief, we highlight the limitations of a commonly available measure of low-income status--whether students receive a federal Pell grant--and compare…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Income, Data Use
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Hutt, Stephen; Gardner, Margo; Duckworth, Angela L.; D'Mello, Sidney K. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
We explore generalizability and fairness across sociodemographic groups for predicting on-time college graduation using a national dataset of 41,359 college applications. Our features include sociodemographics, institutional graduation rates, academic achievement, standardized test scores, engagement in extracurricular activities, and work…
Descriptors: Generalization, Predictive Measurement, College Applicants, Time to Degree
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Chari, Deepa; Potvin, Geoff – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
Understanding perceptions of graduate admissions from multiple stakeholders can cultivate an improved understanding about the process of graduate induction, the role that admissions plays in restricting diversity in physics, and contribute to more informed practices for all involved. Prior studies in graduate admissions have reported on how…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Graduates, Student Motivation, Barriers
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Mikkelsen, Nils J.; Young, Nicholas T.; Caballero, Marcos D. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
Despite limiting access to applicants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, the practice of using hard or soft Graduate Record Examination (GRE) cutoff scores in physics graduate program admissions is still a popular method for reducing the pool of applicants. The present study considers whether the undergraduate institutions of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Admission Criteria, Selective Admission, Scores
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Feuerstein, Rafi; Tzuriel, David; Cohen, Shlomit; Cagan, Anat; Yosef, Lea; Devisheim, Haim; Falik, Lou; Goldenberg, Rosalind – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2019
The current criterion for acceptance to universities in Israel is based on psychometric testing that presents a strong barrier for acceptance of students of Ethiopian origin (SEO) to the universities. Based on the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky and Feuerstein, we suggest an intervention aimed at integrating SEO, considered to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Barriers, Immigrants
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Michel, Rochelle S.; Belur, Vinetha; Naemi, Bobby; Kell, Harrison J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
This review of the literature covers 5 major areas within the graduate admissions process: (a) the decentralized nature of graduate admissions; (b) the types of materials that are collected as part of the application process, including standardized test scores; (c) the variety of admissions models that are used to make admissions decisions; (d)…
Descriptors: College Admission, Graduate Study, Administrative Organization, Standardized Tests
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Oliveri, Maria; McCaffrey, Daniel; Ezzo, Chelsea; Holtzman, Steven – Applied Measurement in Education, 2017
The assessment of noncognitive traits is challenging due to possible response biases, "subjectivity" and "faking." Standardized third-party evaluations where an external evaluator rates an applicant on their strengths and weaknesses on various noncognitive traits are a promising alternative. However, accurate score-based…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Decision Making, College Admission, Likert Scales
Soares, Joseph A., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2020
This update to "SAT Wars" provides new evidence in the case against standardized college entry tests, including the experiences of test-optional colleges. "The Scandal of Standardized Tests" sheds significant light on key problems such as: (1) Are the tests stronger proxies for race and family income today than they were 20…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Race
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Taylor, Z. W. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Research suggests that L2 students (English-language learners) do not access postsecondary education as the same level as L1 (native English-speaking) peers. Using a computational linguistics approach, this study analyzes financial aid application instructions from 341 randomly selected four-year, Title IV-participating U.S. institutions. Results…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Second Language Learning, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
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Ballejos, Marlene P.; Oglesbee, Scott; Hettema, Jennifer; Sapien, Robert – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Web-based interviewing may be an effective element of a medical school's larger approach to promotion of holistic review, as recommended by the Association of American Medical Colleges, by facilitating the feasibility of including rural and community physicians in the interview process. Only 10% of medical schools offer videoconference interviews…
Descriptors: Interviews, Medical Schools, College Admission, Regression (Statistics)
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Grant, Kathleen L. – Journal of School Counseling, 2020
A growing body of literature has demonstrated that the college preparation and admissions process is a powerful force in the lives of some high school students. However, mounting evidence illuminates unintended consequences of the college admission pressures on students. This study endeavored to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, High School Seniors, Student Experience, Academic Achievement
Westrick, Paul A.; Young, Linda; Shaw, Emily J.; Shmueli, Doron – College Board, 2020
The current study examines how the integration of SAT scores with context information about students' neighborhood and high school from the College Board's Landscape™ resource can provide institutions with a nuanced perspective on students' expected performance and retention. This allows institutions to identify incoming students that may benefit…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Scores, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence
DeBaun, Bill; Cook, Kendall E. – National College Access Network, 2017
National College Access Network (NCAN) has heard, repeatedly and consistently, over the years that one of the best aspects of NCAN membership is the ability to collaborate with and learn from other members. In an effort to further the transfer of ideas, NCAN, in the summer of 2016, hosted a series of four Idea Incubators across the country. These…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Applicants, College Choice, Credentials
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Britton, Tolani; Spencer, George – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
A synopsis of students course taking and the type of diploma chosen by high school students, also known as their Individualized Learning Plans (ILP), provides a holistic view of student's preparation in high school, and serves as a reliable indicator of their college and career readiness. While ILPs are mandated in over 30 states, limited work has…
Descriptors: High School Students, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction, College Readiness
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