Overview of the GRE Program GRE® Test Preparation Workshop for Campus Educators March 22, 2010 Overview of the GRE® Program Dawn Piacentino Educational Testing Service Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Test Prep Workshop Goals Overview of the GRE Program Test Prep Workshop Goals Improve access to quality test prep through the efforts of Workshop alumni Increase test validity, which goes up when we measure test taker ability rather than test familiarity ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Overview of the GRE Program ETS Workshop Staff Daryl Ezzo Carol Hawkes John Hawthorn Dawn Piacentino ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Agenda Morning Overview of the GRE® Program ETS ® Personal Potential Index Becoming Familiar with the GRE General Test Preparing for the Analytical Writing Measure Afternoon Preparing for the Verbal Measure Preparing for the Quantitative Measure Test Prep Resources and Components of a Test Prep Workshop Overview of the GRE revised General Test ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

Purpose of the GRE® Tests GRE scores are used by graduate admissions or fellowship panels to supplement undergraduate records and other qualifications for graduate study. The scores provide common measures for comparing the qualifications of applicants and aid in the evaluation of grades and recommendations. ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

GRE® Acceptance The GRE® General Test is the most widely accepted, proven standardized assessment for graduate and professional school More than 675,000 people take GRE tests annually GRE tests are taken by people from about 230 countries each year GRE tests are widely accessible, with availability at nearly 700 test centers in more than 150 countries A rapidly growing number of business schools, including Harvard, IE, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, and Stanford, are now accepting GRE General Test scores The GRE test continues to be affordable for test takers (the fee to take the GRE General Test is lower than other tests, and fee reduction programs exist for eligible candidates) * ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

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Benefits of GRE® Test Scores Measure skills faculty and graduate deans have identified as essential to graduate school success, including verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing Provide the only common measures of these skills for comparing the qualifications of applicants from different educational backgrounds and countries of origin Furnish independent information to supplement the evaluation of grades and recommendations Offer a valid predictor of graduate school performance, as confirmed by an independent study using 82,000 graduate students and over 1,700 studies containing validity data for GRE tests ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

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The GRE® Testing Program GRE General Test Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing GRE Subject Tests Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology Biology Chemistry Computer Science Literature in English Mathematics Physics Psychology ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

The GRE® Tests at a Glance (for individuals testing in the United States) General Test Subject Tests Test Format Computer-based Paper-based Test Dates Continuous Oct, Nov, April Test Fees $160 $140 Test Length 3 hrs, 15 min 2 hrs, 50 min ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

GRE® Services for Students Test Preparation Material/Services GRE Search Service Fee Reduction Program Question-and-Answer Review Service View/Print Tickets Online Score Reporting Services View Scores Online Scores by Phone Additional Score Reports by Phone Additional Score Reports Online ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI) ETS My Credentials VaultSM ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

GRE® Scores: What do the Numbers Mean? Overview of the GRE Program GRE® Scores: What do the Numbers Mean? Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Independent GRE® Validity Research Overview of the GRE Program Independent GRE® Validity Research Nathan R. Kuncel, Sarah A. Hazlett, and Deniz S. Ones conducted a meta-analysis of all available GRE validity studies that had been conducted by independent researchers over the past several years. 1,753 independent samples of students Over 80,000 graduate students Refinements in study included A very large database of studies Statistical corrections for restriction of range Statistical corrections for unreliable criterion measures ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Overview of the GRE Program Kuncel, Hazlett & Ones General Test was found to be a “generalizably valid predictor” of First-year graduate grade point average Overall graduate grade point average Comprehensive exam scores Publication citation counts Faculty ratings Correlations with degree attainment and research productivity were consistently positive, but not statistically significant in all cases. ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Results of Kuncel et al. Research Overview of the GRE Program Results of Kuncel et al. Research A follow-up study by Kuncel indicated the GRE® General Test has similar levels of predictive validity for both master's and doctoral level programs. The GRE General Test has better predictive validity than undergraduate grades or letters of recommendation. Subject Tests were found to be better predictors of success than were either the General Test or undergraduate grade point average. These data strongly suggest that the GRE is a valid predictor of graduate student performance across disciplines, degree levels, age of students, etc. ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

Results of Kuncel et al. Research (continued) Overview of the GRE Program Results of Kuncel et al. Research (continued) For more information about the Kuncel, et al. research study, see: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of the Predictive Validity of the Graduate Record Examinations: Implications for Graduate Student Selection and Performance Nathan R. Kuncel Sarah A. Hazlett Deniz S. Ones Psychological Bulletin 2001, Vol. 127, No. 1, 162-181 ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077 Copyright © 2008 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of ETS.

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ETS® Personal Potential Index

ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI) Shows graduate programs a more complete picture of applicants’ potential for success Web-based system that helps applicants provide graduate and professional schools with more evidence about capabilities that graduate deans and faculty have identified as essential for success Offers a simple and convenient process to collect and report essential information about an applicant’s personal attributes to round out their graduate school application Not intended to replace letters of recommendation ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

Personal Attributes Measured by the ETS® PPI system Knowledge and Creativity Communication Skills Teamwork Resilience Planning and Organization Ethics and Integrity GRE General Test registrants can send up to four free ETS PPI reports as part of their test fee. ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

The ETS® PPI Process 1. Applicant selects evaluators Up to five per report 2. Evaluators rate applicant 24 statements, plus overall rating Likert scale Evaluators can add optional text 3. ETS creates evaluation report 4. Report sent to institutions designated by applicant ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077

The evaluator responds to four statements within each attribute. The evaluator can also provide general comments. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). 11200

Applicant’s Information An ETS® PPI Evaluation Report is sent to each institution designated by the applicant. Applicant’s Information Evaluators’ Information Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). 11200

This view of the Evaluation Report shows evaluator ratings on each attribute. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). 11200

Need More Information? To get the most up-to-date information: GRE® Tests and Services – Visit www.ets.org/gre ETS® PPI – Visit www.ets.org/ppi If you have questions: Write to us at: gretests@ets.org GRE Academic Help Line: 1-609-683-2002 Dawn Piacentino: dpiacentino@ets.org ETS — Listening. Learning. Leading.® Copyright © 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING., and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS). MY CREDENTIALS VAULT is a service mark of ETS. 14077