The Limitations of the GRE in Predicting Success in Biomedical Graduate School
The Limitations of the GRE in Predicting Success in Biomedical Graduate School
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10.1371/journal.pone.0166742
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发表时间：
2017-01-11
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3.7
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Chalkley, Roger
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作者：
Moneta-Koehler, Liane;Brown, Abigail M.;Chalkley, Roger
从历史上看，生物医学博士项目的招生委员会在考虑入学申请时非常看重GRE成绩。GRE成绩对研究生成功的预测有效性尚不清楚，最近也没有专门研究GRE成绩与研究生在生物医学研究中的成功之间的关系。来自范德比尔特大学医学院生物医学保护伞项目的数据被用来测试在控制其他入学信息的情况下，GRE成绩在多大程度上可以预测研究生院培训的结果。总的来说，GRE在预测谁将获得博士学位、通过资格考试、有更短的答辩时间、发表更多的会议演讲、发表更多的第一作者论文或获得个人资助或奖学金方面没有被证明是有用的。GRE成绩被发现是第一学期成绩的中等预测因素，而对研究生GPA和教师评估的某些因素的预测作用弱至中等。这些发现表明，生物医学博士项目的招生委员会应该考虑尽量减少对GRE分数的依赖，以预测项目进展和学生生产力的重要指标。
Historically, admissions committees for biomedical Ph.D. programs have heavily weighed GRE scores when considering applications for admission. The predictive validity of GRE scores on graduate student success is unclear, and there have been no recent investigations specifically on the relationship between general GRE scores and graduate student success in biomedical research. Data from Vanderbilt University Medical School's biomedical umbrella program were used to test to what extent GRE scores can predict outcomes in graduate school training when controlling for other admissions information. Overall, the GRE did not prove useful in predicating who will graduate with a Ph.D., pass the qualifying exam, have a shorter time to defense, deliver more conference presentations, publish more first author papers, or obtain an individual grant or fellowship. GRE scores were found to be moderate predictors of first semester grades, and weak to moderate predictors of graduate GPA and some elements of a faculty evaluation. These findings suggest admissions committees of biomedical doctoral programs should consider minimizing their reliance on GRE scores to predict the important measures of progress in the program and student productivity.