What Is the Relevance of the GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment for Management Education? A Critical Analysis, Part I.

Rogers, Priscilla S.; Rymer, Jone

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ERIC Number: EJ498783

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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What Is the Relevance of the GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment for Management Education? A Critical Analysis, Part I.

Rogers, Priscilla S.; Rymer, Jone

Management Communication Quarterly, v8 n3 p347-67 Feb 1995

Comments on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), a new component of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Examines the AWA's historical significance and addresses questions regarding the relevance of the writing test for management education. Finds that the AWA is of limited value as a writing assessment and will meet only some of the expectations of management educators. (PA)

Descriptors: Business Education, Higher Education, Student Evaluation, Technical Writing, Test Validity, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Management Admission Test

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