Transcript GRE Revised General Test - University of Cincinnati

GRE Revised General
Test
Launches August 1, 2011
Heidi Pettyjohn
Testing Services
Academic Excellence and Support Services
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Changes to content to better mirror the types
of reasoning, critical thinking and analysis
students will face in graduate and business
school.
Changes to design to give test takers a
friendlier, more flexible test that lets them use
their own personal test-taking strategies,
improving their testing experience.
Changes to the Verbal Reasoning and
Quantitative Reasoning score scales that
provide more simplicity in distinguishing
performance differences between candidates.
Overview
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3 Sections- Verbal Reasoning,
Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing
Computer based
Scores good for 5 years
Cost- $160
Registration- online www.gre.org, by
phone 556-7173 or in person at Testing
Services, 100 University Pavilion
Offered Monday-Friday at Testing Services
Similarities
Current GRE General
Test
Revised GRE General
Test
Verbal and quantitative
sections- 1 part each with
adaptive questions .
 2 hours, 30 minutes of
timed sections, plus 10
minute break; potential
unscored required section
and/or optional research
section
 Cannot change answers,
review answers, skip
answers, go backwards, etc
 Verbal and quantitative
scores-200-800 on a 10
point scale
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Verbal and quantitative
sections- 2 parts each,
adaptive second part.
 3 hours, 10 minutes of
time sections; potential
unscored required section
and/or optional research
section
 Ability to skip answers,
mark answers for review,
highlight sentences and
words
 Verbal and quantitative
scores- 130-170 on a 1
point scale
Changes to Content
Changes to Verbal Reasoning
 No more antonyms and analogies- all
vocabulary questions will be in context
 Text
Completion questions- omit
crucial words from short passages,
requires students to fill them in with
words or phrases (must get all words
correct for answer to be correct)
EXAMPLE
It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does
not allow facts to be (1)__________ by politics: well aware of the
political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and
biodiversity, this author does not permit them to (2)__________ his
comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He
emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of
our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to the
many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood
before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.
Blank (1)
Blank (2)
Blank (3)
overshadowed
invalidated
illuminated
enhance
obscure
underscore
plausibility of our hypotheses
certainty of our entitlement
superficiality of our theories
 No
more antonyms and analogies- all
vocabulary questions will be in context
 Text
Completion questions- omit crucial
words from short passages, requires
students to fill them in with words or
phrases (must get all words correct for
answer to be correct)
 Sentence
Equivalence Questions
Changes to Verbal Reasoning
EXAMPLE
Choose the two words that, when used in the sentence,
fit the meaning of the sentence and produce
sentences that are alike in meaning
Although it does contain some pioneering ideas,
one would hardly characterize the work as __________.
a. orthodox
b. eccentric
c. original
d. trifling
e. conventional
f. innovative
 No
more antonyms and analogies- all
vocabulary questions will be in context
 Text
completion questions- omit crucial words
from short passages, requires students to fill
them in with words or phrases (must get all
words correct for answer to be correct)
 Sentence
Equivalence Questions
 More
reading comprehension questions with
different types of questions, such as selecting
multiple correct answers or highlighting a
sentence to answer a question
Changes to Verbal Reasoning
Changes to Quantitative Reasoning
 Same
basic math concepts (arithmetic,
algebra, geometry and data analysis), but
more focus on interpretation and real-life
scenarios
 Multiple-choice
questions with more than
one correct answer, must select all correct
answers
Directions: Select one or more answer
choices according to the specific
question directions.
If the question does not specify how many answer
choices to select, select all that apply.
 The correct answer may be just one of the choices or
as many as all of the choices, depending on the
question.
 No credit is given unless you select all of the correct
choices and no others.
 If the question specifies how many answer choices to
select, select exactly that number of choices.
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EXAMPLE
Each employee of a certain company is in either Department X
or Department Y, and there are more than twice as many
employees in Department X as in Department Y. The average
(arithmetic mean) salary is $25,000 for the employees in
Department X and is $35,000 for the employees in
Department Y. Which of the following amounts could be the
average salary for all of the employees in the company?
Indicate all such amounts
a. $26,000
b. $28,000
c. $29,000
d. $30,000
e. $31,000
f. $32,000
g. $34,000
Answer: A and B
 Same
basic math concepts (arithmetic, algebra,
geometry and data analysis), but more focus on
interpretation and real-life scenarios
 Multiple-choice
questions with more than one
correct answer, must select all correct answers
 Numeric
Entry questions- enter a number instead
of multiple choice
 On-screen
calculator
Changes to Quantitative Reasoning
Changes to Analytical Writing
Given one topic instead of choice from
several
GRE REVISED SCORES WILL NOT BE
REPORTED UNTIL NOVEMBER,
2011
If students need scores sent to a graduate
school before November, 2011, they MUST
take the GRE by July 31, 2011!!
www.ets.org/gre/scoresschedule
Scores
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New Scale
Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning: 130-170 in 1 point
increments
Analytical Writing: 0-6 score level, half-point increments
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Scores are good for 5 years
Beginning November 2011, “old” scores will be included on
score reports along with a concordant scale
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Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning Scores will appear
onscreen at the end of the exam, however, they will
not be sent out to schools nor will they be considered
official until mid-November.
Scores
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March 15: Registration available for GRE-R
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July 31: Last day to take GRE is scores needed
before mid-November
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August 1: First day of GRE-R testing
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August 1-September 30: 50% discount on all GRE
Revised tests. Scores will be sent by mid-November
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October-November: Scores will be sent late
November (www.ets.org/gre/scoresschedule)
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December: Normal score reporting resumes (10-15
business days after test)
Important Dates
 Free
and priced test prep from ETS
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare
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experience
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Services will be offering Revised Course
Prep late spring/early summer ([email protected])
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