Does the GRE revised General Test include the measurement of non-cognitive or “soft” skills, such as resilience and teamwork?
The GRE revised General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills that are not related to any specific field of study. However, the ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS® PPI), which is available free of charge to all individuals who register to take the GRE revised General Test, does measure noncognitive skills. • ETS PPI is an innovative, web-based evaluation system that gathers structured feedback from multiple evaluators who know the applicant on six key personal qualities that graduate and business school deans and faculty have identified as essential for successful graduate study. These include: knowledge and creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, planning and organization, and ethics and integrity. ETS then uses this feedback to create an ETS PPI Evaluation Report. The report provides an overall evaluation rating, quantitative information about the applicant in the form of numerical ratings and qualitati
