Open AccessGraduate Admissions Practices: A Targeted Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Michel Rochelle S.,
Belur Vinetha,
Naemi Bobby,
Kell Harrison J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/ets2.12271
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , graduate students , process (computing) , test (biology) , medical education , psychology , graduate education , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence , paleontology , biology , operating system
This review of the literature covers 5 major areas within the graduate admissions process: (a) the decentralized nature of graduate admissions; (b) the types of materials that are collected as part of the application process, including standardized test scores; (c) the variety of admissions models that are used to make admissions decisions; (d) training and tools used by graduate admissions committees to support the graduate admissions process; and (e) admitting diverse applicants. The literature review concludes with a discussion of the findings and the areas for future research.