How can we know that the Analytical Writing section is fair for all examinees, including groups that are underrepresented in graduate school?
The GRE® Board has long been concerned that examinee groups not be disadvantaged by any major changes in the General Test. In response to that concern, extensive analyses of group differences on the Analytical Writing section were performed before the test became operational in October 1999. These analyses have since been supplemented by data from those who have taken the Analytical Writing section as an operational test, and by data from a special research study conducted in April 2001. The findings from each of these data sources indicate that there is less difference in the scores of men and women on the Analytical Writing section than on the multiple-choice measures. The differences between African American and White examinees and between Hispanic and White examinees are also smaller on the Analytical Writing section than on the multiple-choice measures. The difference between Asian American and White examinees is about the same as the difference on the Verbal and Analytical sectio
The GRE Board has long been concerned that examinee groups not be disadvantaged by any major changes in the General Test. In response to that concern, extensive analyses of group differences in the Writing Assessment were performed before the test became operational in October 1999. These analyses have since been supplemented by data from those who have taken the Writing Assessment as an operational test, and by data from a special research study conducted in April 2001. The findings from each of these data sources indicate that there is less difference in the scores of men and women on the Writing Assessment than on the multiple-choice measures. The differences between African American and White examinees and between Hispanic and White examinees are also smaller on the Writing Assessment than on the multiple-choice measures. The difference between Asian American and White examinees is about the same as the difference on the verbal and analytical sections. Asian American examinees outs
The GRE Board has long been concerned that examinee groups not be disadvantaged by any major changes in the General Test. In response to that concern, extensive analyses of group differences in the Writing Assessment were performed before the test became operational in October 1999. These analyses have since been supplemented by data from those who have taken the Writing Assessment as an operational test, and by data from a special research study conducted in April 2001. The findings from each of these data sources indicate that there is less difference in the scores of men and women on the Writing Assessment than on the multiple-choice measures. The differences between African American and White examinees and between Hispanic and White examinees are also smaller on the Writing Assessment than on the multiple-choice measures. The difference between Asian American and White examinees is about the same as the difference on the verbal and analytical sections. (Asian American examinees out
The GRE® Board has long been concerned that examinee groups not be disadvantaged by any major changes in the General Test. In response to that concern, extensive analyses of group differences in the Analytical Writing were performed before the test became operational in October 1999. These analyses have since been supplemented by data from those who have taken the Analytical Writing section as an operational test, and by data from a special research study conducted in April 2001. The findings from each of these data sources indicate that there is less difference in the scores of men and women on the Analytical Writing section than on the multiple-choice measures. The differences between African-American and White examinees and between Hispanic and White examinees are also smaller on the Analytical Writing section than on the multiple-choice measures. The difference between Asian American and White examinees is about the same as the difference on the Verbal and Analytical sections. (Asi
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- How can we know that the Analytical Writing section is fair for all examinees, including groups that are underrepresented in graduate school?
- What efforts has the GRE Program made to ensure fairness for all examinees, including groups that are underrepresented in graduate school?
- What groups are considered underrepresented in graduate school?
