Reports in this section focus on the fairness of GRE® tests and test questions for different GRE test-taker subgroups, as well as on test accessibility for test takers with disabilities or health-related needs.
Key Reports
- Cognitive Patterns of Gender Differences on Mathematics Admissions Tests
By A. Gallagher, J. Levin, and C. Cahalan (2002)
GRE Board Report No. 96-17P - The Effect of Computer-Based Tests on Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Language Groups
By A. Gallagher, B. Bridgeman, and C. Cahalan (2000)
GRE Board Report No. 96-21P - Trends and Profiles (second edition): Statistics about General Test Examinees by Gender, Age, and Ethnicity
By J. Grandy (1999)
GRE Board Report No. 96-07R - Test Difficulty and Stereotype Threat on the GRE General Test
By L. J. Stricker and I. I. Bejar (1999)
GRE Board Report No. 96-06R - English Proficiency and Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in Mean SAT® and GRE Scores: A Longitudinal Analysis
By M. Pennock-Román (1999)
GRE Board Report No. 86-09cP
Additional Reports
- Effects of Calculator Availability on GRE Quantitative Questions
By B. Bridgeman, F. Cline, and J. Levin (2008)
GRE Board Report No. 03-09 - Ensuring the Fairness of GRE Writing Prompts: Assessing Differential Difficulty
By M. Broer, Y. Lee, S. Rizavi, and D. Powers (2005)
GRE Research Report No. 02-07R, ETS Research Report No. RR-05-11 - Stereotype Threat, the Test-Center Environment, and Performances on the GRE General Test
By A. M. Walters, S. Lee, and C. Trapani (2004)
GRE Board Report No. 01-03R - Effect of Extra Time on GRE Quantitative and Verbal Scores
By B. Bridgeman, F. Cline, and J. Hessinger (2003)
GRE Board Report No. 00-03P - Development of a SIBTEST Bundle Methodology for Improving Test Equity With Applications for GRE Test Development
By W. Stout, D. Bolt, A. G. Froelich, B. Habing, S. Hartz, and L. Roussos (2003)
GRE Board Report No. 98-15P - Factors Affecting Difficulty in the Generating Examples Item Type
By I. R. Katz, A. W. Lipps, and J. G. Trafton (2002)
GRE Board Report No. 97-18P - Trends and Profiles (second edition): Statistics About General Test International Examinees
By J. Grandy (2000)
GRE Board Report No. 97-07R - Variations in Mean Response Times for Questions on the Computer-Adaptive GRE General Test: Implications for Fair Assessment
By B. Bridgeman and F. Cline (2000)
GRE Board Report No. 96-20P - An Investigation of the Role of Educational Background on Performance on the GRE Analytical Measure
By M. K. Enright and I. I. Bejar (1998)
GRE Board Report No. 92-14P - Science and Engineering Graduates: Career Advancement and Career Change
By J. Grandy (1998)
GRE Board Report No. 91-14P - Test Takers' Judgments About GRE Writing Test Prompts
By D. E. Powers and M. E. Fowles (1998)
GRE Board Report No. 94-13R - Science and Engineering Graduates: Career Advancement and Career Change
By J. Grandy (1998)
GRE Board Report No. 91-14P - Measuring Developed Academic Abilities Using Spanish-Language and English-Language Tests: PAEG/GRE Relationships for Puerto Ricans Who Are More Proficient in Spanish Than in English
By M. Pennock-Román (1998)
GRE Board Report No. 89-01P - An Investigation of Problem Solving Tasks in Different Graduate Disciplines
By M. K. Enright and J. S. Norback (1997)
GRE Board Report No. 92-04P - Effects of Applying Different Time Limits to a Proposed GRE Writing Test
By D. E. Powers and M. E. Fowles (1997)
GRE Board Report No. 93-26cR - Effects of Disclosing Essay Topics for a New GRE Writing Test
By D. E. Powers and M. E. Fowles (1997)
GRE Board Report No. 93-26aR - Describing and Categorizing DIF in Polytomous Items
By R. J. Zwick, D. T. Thayer, and J. Mazzeo (1997)
GRE Board Report No. 93-10P - Differences in the Survey Responses of Asian American and White Science and Engineering Students
By J. Grandy (1996)
GRE Board Report No. 93-25P - Trends and Profiles: Statistics About General Test Examinees by Sex and Ethnicity
By J. Grandy (1994)
ETS Research Report No. RR-94-01 - Trends and Profiles: Statistics About General Test Examinees by Sex and Ethnicity. Supplementary Tables
By J. Grandy (1994)
ETS Research Report No. RR-94-1A - Research Agenda for the Graduate Record Examinations Board Minority Graduate Education Project: An Update
By S. V. Brown, B. C. Clewell, R. B. Ekstrom, M. E. Goertz, and D. E. Powers (1994)
Minority and Graduate Education Report No. MGE-94-01 - Gender and Ethnic Differences Among Science and Engineering Majors: Experiences, Achievements, and Expectations
By J. Grandy (1994)
GRE Board Report No. 92-03R - Examinee Background Characteristics and GRE General Test Performance
By L. J. Stricker and D. A. Rock (1993)
GRE Board Report No. 89-07R - Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in Mean Scores on the GRE and SAT: Longitudinal Comparisons
By M. Pennock-Román (1993)
GRE Board Report No. 86-09bP - Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in Mean Scores on the GRE and SAT: Cross-Sectional Comparisons
By M. Pennock-Román (1993)
GRE Board Report No. 86-09aP - Differences in Graduate School Attainment Patterns Across Academic Programs and Demographic Groups
By R. Zwick (1991)
Minority and Graduate Education Report No. MGE-91-01 - An Analysis of Graduate School Careers in Three Universities: Differences in Attainment Patterns Across Academic Programs and Demographic Groups
By R. J. Zwick (1991)
GRE Board Report No. 86-21P - Black, Hispanic, and White Doctoral Students: Before, During, and After Enrolling in Graduate School
By M. Nettles (1990)
Minority and Graduate Education Report No. MGE-90-01 - Population Differences in Speed Versus Level of GRE Reading Comprehension: An Exploratory Study
By K. M. Wilson (1989)
GRE Board Report No. 84-09aP - Concurrent Validity of Verbal Item Types for Ethnic and Gender Subgroups
By C. L. Wild, W. M. McPeek, and S. L. Koffler, with H. I. Braun and W. R. Cowell (1989)
GRE Board Report No. 84-10P - Increasing Minority Faculty: An Elusive Goal
By S. V. Brown (1988)
Minority and Graduate Education Report No. MGE-88-01 - Nonresponse Bias in the GRE Background Questionnaire
By J. Grandy (1988)
GRE Board Report No. 85-06P - Relationship Between Item Characteristics and an Index of Differential Item Functioning (DIF) for the Four GRE Verbal Item Types
By R. O. Freedle and I. W. Kostin (1988)
GRE Board Report No. 85-03P - Minorities in the Graduate Education Pipeline
By S. V. Brown (1987)
Minority and Graduate Education Report No. MGE-87-02 - Financial Aid and Minority Participation in Graduate Education
By M. Nettles (1987)
Minority and Graduate Education Report No. MGE-87-01 - The GRE Subject Test Performance of U.S. and Non-U.S. Examinees 1982–1984: A Comparative Analysis
By K. M. Wilson (1987)
GRE Board Report No. 83-20P - Retention of Black and Hispanic Doctoral Students
By B. C. Clewell (1987)
GRE Board Report No. 83-04R - Search for Patterns of Success on GRE General Test Items
By R. F. Boldt (1987)
GRE Board Report No. 82-12P - The Relationship of Scores Based on GRE General Test Item Types to Undergraduate Grades: An Exploratory Study for Selected Subgroups
By K. M. Wilson (1986)
GRE Board Report No. 83-19P - Test Anxiety and the GRE General Test
By D. E. Powers (1986)
GRE Board Report No. 83-17P - Test Preparation for the GRE Analytical Ability Measure: Differential Effects for Subgroups of GRE Test Takers
By D. E. Powers (1986)
GRE Board Report No. 82-06bP - Relationship of Admission Test Scores to Writing Performance of Native and Nonnative Speakers of English
By S. B. Carlson, B. Bridgeman, R. Camp, and J. Waanders (1985)
GRE Board Report No. 83-02R - Exploration of Causes of Bias in Test Items
By J. D. Scheuneman (1985)
GRE Board Report No. 81-21P - Background Characteristics of Examinees Showing Unusual Test Behavior on the Graduate Record Examinations
By P. K. Oltman (1985)
GRE Board Report No. 82-08P - Analysis of Score Change Patterns of Examinees Repeating the Graduate Record Examinations General Test
By N. M. Kingston and N. J. Turner (1984)
GRE Board Report No. 83-05P - Foreign Nationals Taking the GRE General Test During 1981–82: Selected Characteristics and Test Performance
By K. M. Wilson (1984)
GRE Board Report No. 81-23bP - Foreign Nationals Taking the GRE General Test During 1981–82: Highlights of a Study
By K. M. Wilson (1984)
GRE Board Report No. 81-23aR - Older and Younger Graduate Students: A Comparison of Goals, Grades, and GRE Scores
By M. J. Clark (1984)
GRE Board Report No. 81-17R - Effects of Coaching on GRE Aptitude Test Scores
By D. E. Powers (1983)
GRE Board Report No. 81-03R - Investigation of Practice Effects on Item Types in the GRE Aptitude Test
By S. S. Swinton, C. L. Wild, and M. M. Wallmark (1983)
GRE Board Report No. 80-01cP - Older Students and the GRE Aptitude Test
By T. Hartle, J. C. Baratz, and M. J. Clark (1983)
GRE Board Report No. 76-13R - An Analysis of Time-Related Score Increments and/or Decrements for GRE Repeaters Across Ability and Sex Groups
By D. A. Rock and C. Werts (1980)
GRE Board Report No. 77-09R - An Annotated Bibliography of Studies of Test Speededness
By T. F. Donlon (1980)
GRE Board Report No. 76-09R - Effect of Increased Test-Taking Time on Test Scores by Ethnic Group, Age, and Sex
By C. Wild and R. Durso (1979)
GRE Board Report No. 76-06R - Women, Men, and the Doctorate
By J. A. Centra (1974)
GRE Board Special Report No. 74-01SR