Components of a GRE® Test Preparation Workshop

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Considerations in Developing a GRE® Test Preparation Workshop When to have the workshop during the year The number of sessions you will have and how long each session will be Who will teach the sessions Whether you will charge a fee for the workshop What the balance of content will be in the workshop 2

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Components of a GRE® Test Preparation Workshop 1.Demystification/motivation 2.Familiarization 3.Baseline measurement 4.Skill building – Verbal Reasoning – Quantitative Reasoning – Analytical Writing 5.Evaluating progress/sending them off 3

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Demystification/Motivation Anxiety aids Reduce fear Look at schools’ score ranges. Invite students who have previously taken the test to speak to the group about how they prepared and what the test was like. Play games with test questions. Remind that test scores are only one factor in admissions decisions. Do homework on graduate programs – encourage students to apply to the range of schools with the best fit. 4

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Familiarization Review: – GRE® tests – Policies and procedures – Tips and strategies – Practice questions Available resources: – GRE® Registration & Information Bulletin – – – GRE® page on Facebook® – GRE® Math Conventions 5

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Baseline Measurement Practice test 1 in POWERPREP® II software Practice test 1 in The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2 nd edition ScoreItNow! TM Online Writing Practice 6

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Skill Building: Verbal Reasoning Work on the following skills: – Reading comprehension – Vocabulary Available GRE® resources: – Test prep section of the GRE® website – POWERPREP® II software – The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2 nd edition – Official GRE® Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1 7

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Skill Building: Quantitative Reasoning Work on skills: – Arithmetic – Algebra – Geometry – Data analysis/Data interpretation Available GRE® resources: – GRE® Math Review – Test prep section of the GRE® website – POWERPREP® II software – The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2 nd edition – Official GRE® Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1 – GRE® Math Conventions 8

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Skill Building: Analytical Writing Work on skills: – Critical thinking – Analytical writing Available GRE® resources: – Test prep section of the GRE® website – POWERPREP® II software – The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2 nd edition – ScoreItNow! TM Online Writing Practice or Criterion 9

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Sending Them Off/Evaluating Progress Practice test 2 in POWERPREP® II software Practice test 2 in The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2 nd edition Look at scores of past students over time Pre- and post-evaluation of test prep workshop 10

Copyright © 2015 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE and POWERPREP are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. SCOREITNOW! is a trademark of ETS. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners Questions? 11