GRE Revised General Test Launches August 1, 2011 Heidi Pettyjohn Testing Services Academic Excellence and Support Services

Overview Changes to content to better mirror the types of reasoning, critical thinking and analysis students will face in graduate and business school. Changes to design to give test takers a friendlier, more flexible test that lets them use their own personal test-taking strategies, improving their testing experience. Changes to the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning score scales that provide more simplicity in distinguishing performance differences between candidates.

Similarities 3 Sections- Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing Computer based Scores good for 5 years Cost- $160 Registration- online by phone or in person at Testing Services, 100 University Pavilionwww.gre.org Offered Monday-Friday at Testing Services

Changes to Content Current GRE General Test Revised GRE General Test  Verbal and quantitative sections- 1 part each with adaptive questions.  2 hours, 30 minutes of timed sections, plus 10 minute break; potential unscored required section and/or optional research section  Cannot change answers, review answers, skip answers, go backwards, etc  Verbal and quantitative scores on a 10 point scale  Verbal and quantitative sections- 2 parts each, adaptive second part.  3 hours, 10 minutes of time sections; potential unscored required section and/or optional research section Ability to skip answers, mark answers for review, highlight sentences and words Verbal and quantitative scores on a 1 point scale

Changes to Verbal Reasoning  No more antonyms and analogies- all vocabulary questions will be in context  Text Completion questions- omit crucial words from short passages, requires students to fill them in with words or phrases (must get all words correct for answer to be correct)

EXAMPLE It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (2)__________ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet. Blank (1) Blank (2) Blank (3) overshadowed enhance plausibility of our hypotheses invalidated obscure certainty of our entitlement illuminated underscore superficiality of our theories

Changes to Verbal Reasoning  No more antonyms and analogies- all vocabulary questions will be in context  Text Completion questions- omit crucial words from short passages, requires students to fill them in with words or phrases (must get all words correct for answer to be correct)  Sentence Equivalence Questions

EXAMPLE Choose the two words that, when used in the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in meaning Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________. a. orthodox b. eccentric c. original d. trifling e. conventional f. innovative

Changes to Verbal Reasoning  No more antonyms and analogies- all vocabulary questions will be in context  Text completion questions- omit crucial words from short passages, requires students to fill them in with words or phrases (must get all words correct for answer to be correct)  Sentence Equivalence Questions  More reading comprehension questions with different types of questions, such as selecting multiple correct answers or highlighting a sentence to answer a question

Changes to Quantitative Reasoning  Same basic math concepts (arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis), but more focus on interpretation and real-life scenarios  Multiple-choice questions with more than one correct answer, must select all correct answers

Directions: Select one or more answer choices according to the specific question directions. If the question does not specify how many answer choices to select, select all that apply. The correct answer may be just one of the choices or as many as all of the choices, depending on the question. No credit is given unless you select all of the correct choices and no others. If the question specifies how many answer choices to select, select exactly that number of choices.

EXAMPLE Each employee of a certain company is in either Department X or Department Y, and there are more than twice as many employees in Department X as in Department Y. The average (arithmetic mean) salary is $25,000 for the employees in Department X and is $35,000 for the employees in Department Y. Which of the following amounts could be the average salary for all of the employees in the company? Indicate all such amounts a. $26,000 b. $28,000 c. $29,000 d. $30,000 e. $31,000 f. $32,000 g. $34,000 Answer: A and B

Changes to Quantitative Reasoning  Same basic math concepts (arithmetic, algebra, geometry and data analysis), but more focus on interpretation and real-life scenarios  Multiple-choice questions with more than one correct answer, must select all correct answers  Numeric Entry questions- enter a number instead of multiple choice  On-screen calculator

Changes to Analytical Writing Given one topic instead of choice from several

Scores GRE REVISED SCORES WILL NOT BE REPORTED UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2011 If students need scores sent to a graduate school before November, 2011, they MUST take the GRE by July 31, 2011!!

Scores  New Scale  Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning: in 1 point increments  Analytical Writing: 0-6 score level, half-point increments  Scores are good for 5 years  Beginning November 2011, “old” scores will be included on score reports along with a concordant scale  Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning Scores will appear onscreen at the end of the exam, however, they will not be sent out to schools nor will they be considered official until mid-November.

Important Dates  March 15: Registration available for GRE-R  July 31: Last day to take GRE is scores needed before mid-November  August 1: First day of GRE-R testing  August 1-September 30: 50% discount on all GRE Revised tests. Scores will be sent by mid-November  October-November: Scores will be sent late November (  December: Normal score reporting resumes (10-15 business days after test)

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