Open AccessSEX GROUP MEMBERSHIP AS A FACTOR IN HANDICAPPED STUDENTS' GRE GENERAL TEST PERFORMANCE
Author(s) -
Bennett Randy Elliot,
Rock Donald A.,
Jirele Thomas
Publication year - 1988
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/j.2330-8516.1988.tb00321.x
Subject(s) - psychology , test (biology) , same sex , group (periodic table) , developmental psychology , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology
ABSTRACT Differences in the performance of handicapped and nonhandicapped students on the GRE General Test as a function of sex group composition were investigated. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted regressing General Test scores on sex and handicapped group membership, and adjustments to these scores were computed. The resulting adjustments had only minimal effects on handicapped/nonhandicapped mean score differences, suggesting that these disparities cannot be ascribed to differences in sex group distributions. Other plausible explanations for observed score disparities between handicapped and nonhandicapped groups are discussed.