Reports in this section support the validity arguments for the interpretation of scores from the GRE® General Test and Subject Tests.
Key Reports
- The Validity of GRE General Test Scores for Predicting Academic Performance at U.S. Law Schools
By D. M. Klieger, B. Bridgeman, R. J. Tannenbaum, F. A. Cline, M. Olivera-Aguilar (2018)
ETS Research Report No. RR-18-26 - The Validity of Scores from the GRE revised General Test for Forecasting Performance in Business Schools: Phase One
By J. W. Young, D. Klieger, J. Bochenek, C. Li, and F. Cline (2014)
GRE Board Report No.14-01 - The Role of Noncognitive Constructs and Other Background Variables in Graduate Education
By P. C. Kyllonen, A. M. Walters, and J. C. Kaufman (2011)
GRE Board Report No. 00-11 - Understanding What the Numbers Mean: A Straightforward Approach to GRE Predictive Validity
By B. Bridgeman, N. Burton, and F. Cline (2008)
GRE Board Report No. 04-03 - Predicting Long-Term Success in Graduate School: A Collaborative Validity Study
By N. W. Burton and M. Wang (2005)
GRE Board Report No. 99-14R
Additional Reports
- Selecting Successful Graduate Students: In-Depth Interviews With GRE Users
By M. Walpole, N. W. Burton, K. Kanyi, and A. Jackenthal (2002)
GRE Board Report No. 99-11R - Validity of GRE General Test Scores for Admission to Colleges of Veterinary Medicine
By D. E. Powers (2001)
GRE Board Report No. 98-09R - Likely Impact of the GRE Writing Assessment on Graduate Admissions Decisions
By D. E. Powers and M. E. Fowles (2000)
GRE Board Report No. 97-06R - Writing Assessment in Admission to Higher Education: Review and Framework
By H. M. Breland, B. Bridgeman, and M. E. Fowles (1999)
GRE Board Report No. 96-12R - Determinants of Persistence of Graduate Students in Ph.D. Programs
By G. M. Attiyeh (1999)
GRE Board Report No. 95-18R - Precollegiate Curricula, University Characteristics, and Field Persistence Among Science Majors
By M. Pennock-Román (1999)
GRE Board Report No. 95-02R - Correlates of Satisfaction with Graduate School Applicants' Performance on the GRE Writing Measure
By D. E. Powers and M. E. Fowles (1997)
GRE Board Report No. 93-18R - The Personal Statement as an Indicator of Writing Skill: A Cautionary Note
By D. E. Powers and M. E. Fowles (1996)
GRE Board Report No. 93-26dR - Validating a Writing Test for Graduate Admissions
By D. E. Powers, M. E. Fowles, and K. Boyles (1996)
GRE Board Report No. 93-26bP - Negative Coefficients in the GRE Validity Study Service
By N. T. Longford (1991)
GRE Board Report No. 89-05P - Validating the GRE Analytical Ability Measure Against Faculty Ratings of Analytical Reasoning Skills
By M. K. Enright and D. E. Powers (1991)
GRE Board Report No. 86-06P - Effects of Graduate Coursework on the GRE Quantitative Score for Recent and Nonrecent College Graduates
By G. A. Hale, D. A. Rock, and N. T. Longford (1991)
GRE Board Report No. 84-26P - Validity of the GRE: 1988–89 Summary Report
By L. M. Schneider and J. B. Briel (1990)
GRE Board Report No. 90-01VSS - Toward a Description of Successful Graduate Students
By M. K. Enright and D. H. Gitomer (1989)
GRE Board Report No. 85-17R - Methods for Analyzing the Attainment of Graduate School Milestones: A Case Study
By R. J. Zwick and H. I. Braun (1988)
GRE Board Report No. 86-03P - The Predictive Validity of the Restructured GRE with Particular Attention to Older Students
By S. S. Swinton (1987)
GRE Board Report No. 83-25P - Generalization of GRE General Test Validity Across Departments
By R. F. Boldt (1986)
GRE Board Report No. 82-13P - Analytical Reasoning Skills Involved in Graduate Study: Perceptions of Faculty in Six Fields
By D. E. Powers and M. K. Enright (1986)
GRE Board Report No. 83-23P - The Relationship of GRE General Test Scores to First-Year Grades for Foreign Graduate Students: Report of a Cooperative Study
By K. M. Wilson (1986)
GRE Board Report No. 82-11P - Field Trial of a User-Oriented Adaptation of the Inventory of Documented Accomplishments as a Tool in Graduate Admissions
By L. L. Baird (1985)
GRE Board Report No. 81-01R - Use of Empirical Bayes Methods in the Study of the Validity of Academic Predictors of Graduate School Performance
By H. I. Braun and D. H. Jones (1985)
GRE Board Report No. 79-13P - The Role of GRE General and Subject Test Scores in Graduate Program Admission
By P. K. Oltman and R. T. Hartnett (1984)
GRE Board Report No. 81-08R - GRE Candidates' Perceptions of the Importance of Graduate Admission Factors
By D. E. Powers and J. D. Lehman (1982)
GRE Board Report No. 81-02R - A Study of the Validity of the Restructured GRE Aptitude Test for Predicting First-Year Performance in Graduate Study
By K. M. Wilson (1982)
GRE Board Report No. 78-06R - Conditions Influencing the Career Accomplishments of Ph.D.s
By M. J. Clark and J. A. Centra (1982)
GRE Board Report No. 76-02R - The Inventory of Documented Accomplishments for Graduate Admissions: Results of a Field Trial Study of Its Reliability, Short-Term Correlates, and Evaluation
By L. L. Baird and J. E. Knapp (1981)
GRE Board Report No. 78-03R - GRE Scores as Predictors of Career Achievement in History
By W. B. Schrader (1980)
GRE Board Report No. 76-01bR - The Criterion Problem: What Measure of Success in Graduate Education?
By R. T. Hartnett and W. W. Willingham (1979)
GRE Board Report No. 77-04R - Development of an Inventory of Documented Accomplishments for Graduate Admissions
By L. L. Baird (1979)
GRE Board Report No. 77-03R - The Validation of GRE Scores as Predictors of First-Year Performance in Graduate Study: Report of the GRE Cooperative Validity Studies Project
By K. M. Wilson (1979)
GRE Board Report No. 75-08R - Measures for the Study of Creativity in Scientific Problem-Solving
By N. Frederiksen and W. C. Ward (1978)
GRE Board Special Report No. 78-01SR - Admissions Test Scores as Predictors of Career Achievement in Psychology
By W. B. Schrader (1978)
GRE Board Report No. 76-01R - Validity and the Graduate Record Examinations Program
By W. W. Willingham (1976)
GRE Board Special Report No. 76-01SR - The Prediction of Doctorate Attainment in Psychology, Mathematics, and Chemistry
By D. A. Rock (1974)
GRE Board Report No. 69-06aR