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ERIC Number: EJ313140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Black and White Performance in Graduate School and Policy Implications of the Use of Graduate Record Examination Scores in Admissions.
Scott, Richard R.; Shaw, Marvin E.
Journal of Negro Education, v54 n1 p14-23 Win 1985
A significant number of Black graduate students enrolled at the University of Florida in 1982 had higher grades than White students who had performed better than they on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). This suggests that the GRE is insensitive to the factors that affect Blacks' academic performance. (KH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Black Students, Educational Policy, Grade Point Average, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Predictive Validity, Racial Differences, Test Bias, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations
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