Date of Award
4-1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Bradley E. Huitema
Second Advisor
Dr. Galen Alessi
Third Advisor
Dr. Norman Peterson
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity of the Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test (GRE) for the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. Subjects were 138 psychology doctoral students.
Predictor variables included in the research were GRE-Verbal (GRE-V), GRE-Quantitative (GRE-Q), GRE-Total (GRE-T), Miller's Analogy Test (MAT), and undergraduate grade point average (UGPA). Criterion measures were trichotomous faculty ratings and points earned in three psychology courses.
GRE-V, GRE-Q, GRE-T, and MAT were significantly correlated with faculty ratings (p< .001), and the GRE scores were also significantly related to points earned in classes. Results indicated that MAT scores added no predictive value over and above GRE scores. GRE-T correlations were consistently equal or greater in magnitude than GRE-V and GRE-Q correlation coefficients. It was suggested that GRE-T scores alone be used in selection, with a cut-off point of 1100.
Recommended Citation
Stein, Cheri R., "The Relationship of Selection Criteria to Success in a Graduate Psychology Program" (1986). Masters Theses. 1356.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1356