Graduate Student Selection: Graduate record examination, socioeconomic status, and undergraduate grade point average as predictors of study success in a western  E uropean University | Zendy

Schwager Inge T. L. | Zendy; Hülsheger Ute R. | Zendy; Bridgeman Brent | Zendy; Lang Jonas W. B. | Zendy

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Graduate Student Selection: Graduate record examination, socioeconomic status, and undergraduate grade point average as predictors of study success in a western E uropean University

Author(s) -

Schwager Inge T. L.,

Hülsheger Ute R.,

Bridgeman Brent,

Lang Jonas W. B.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of selection and assessment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1468-2389

pISSN - 0965-075X

DOI - 10.1111/ijsa.12096

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , psychology , graduate students , context (archaeology) , selection (genetic algorithm) , test (biology) , medical education , sample (material) , entrance exam , predictive validity , mathematics education , pedagogy , clinical psychology , demography , medicine , population , sociology , geography , computer science , paleontology , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , biology , artificial intelligence

Graduate students' mobility has increased within E urope. Yet, empirical evidence on the validity of standardized admission tests in E urope is still scarce. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate the incremental validity of the GRE ® revised general test above undergraduate grade point average ( U ‐ GPA ) by focusing on a multinational sample of master students ( N = 282) enrolled at a Dutch university. Results indicated that the Analytical Writing part of the GRE predicts graduate grade point average above and beyond U ‐ GPA . Furthermore, the results suggest that the relationship is independent of students' socioeconomic status as indexed by parental education. Implications for graduate student selection in a E uropean context are discussed.

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