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A test that fails

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  • Casey Miller

    (Casey Miller is an associate professor in the physics department at the University of South Florida in Tampa.)

  • Keivan Stassun

    (Keivan Stassun is a professor in physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.)

Abstract

A standard test for admission to graduate school misses potential winners, say Casey Miller and Keivan Stassun.

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  • Casey Miller & Keivan Stassun, 2014. "A test that fails," Nature, Nature, vol. 510(7504), pages 303-304, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:510:y:2014:i:7504:d:10.1038_nj7504-303a
    DOI: 10.1038/nj7504-303a
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    1. Linda Sealy & Christina Saunders & Jeffrey Blume & Roger Chalkley, 2019. "The GRE over the entire range of scores lacks predictive ability for PhD outcomes in the biomedical sciences," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(3), pages 1-17, March.
    2. Sandra L Petersen & Evelyn S Erenrich & Dovev L Levine & Jim Vigoreaux & Krista Gile, 2018. "Multi-institutional study of GRE scores as predictors of STEM PhD degree completion: GRE gets a low mark," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(10), pages 1-15, October.
    3. Liane Moneta-Koehler & Abigail M Brown & Kimberly A Petrie & Brent J Evans & Roger Chalkley, 2017. "The Limitations of the GRE in Predicting Success in Biomedical Graduate School," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-17, January.
    4. Michael B. Weissman, 2022. "Invalid Methods and False Answers: Physics Education Research and the Use of GREs," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 19(1), pages 1-4–29, March.
    5. Andrew Hussey & Sheena Murray & Wendy Stock, 2022. "Gender, coauthorship, and academic outcomes in economics," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 60(2), pages 465-484, April.

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