This study was concerned with a determination of the predictive validity of the Graduate Record Examinations Aptitude Test: the verbal section (GRE-V), the quantitative portion (GRE-Q) and the total score (GRE-T). The criterion variable was the graduate grade point average (GGPA); subjects were 135 students enrolled in a Master of Arts in Counseling Program (MAC) at an urban university. The GRE-V part was correlated significantly with GGPA (.26), whereas the GRE-Q was not. The GRE-T score was correlated .24 with GGPA. It would appear that the GRE-V portion largely contributed to this correlation. These findings raise questions regarding the adequacy of the predictive validity of the GRE Aptitude Test for this sample of students for the criterion measure employed.
This study was concerned with a determination of the predictive validity of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) for predicting grade point average among university seniors, and recent graduates. The criterion variable was grade point average (GPA); subjects were 732 seniors, and recent graduates enrolled 1984-1987 at a regional university. It was determined that the moderate correlations with GPA, (i.e., math .290, reading .345, writing .357, and essay .333) suggested that the content (i.e., items) of the CLAST may not be critical to success (i.e., GPA) in the sample studied.
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