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GRE Revised General GRE Revised General TestTest
Launches August 1, 2011Heidi Pettyjohn
Testing ServicesAcademic Excellence and Support Services
OverviewOverview
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.
SimilaritiesSimilarities
3 Sections- Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Writing
Computer basedScores good for 5 yearsCost- $160Registration- online www.gre.org, by
phone 556-7173 or in person at Testing Services, 100 University Pavilion
Offered Monday-Friday at Testing Services
Changes to ContentChanges to Content
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
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 Verbal ReasoningNo 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)
EXAMPLEIt 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 enhance plausibility of our
hypotheses invalidated obscure certainty of our entitlement illuminated underscore superficiality of our theories
Changes to Verbal ReasoningChanges 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)
Sentence Equivalence Questions
EXAMPLEChoose 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. orthodoxb. eccentricc. originald. triflinge. conventionalf. innovative
Changes to Verbal ReasoningChanges 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)
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 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.
EXAMPLEEach 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 amountsa. $26,000b. $28,000c. $29,000d. $30,000e. $31,000f. $32,000g. $34,000Answer: A and B
Changes to Quantitative ReasoningChanges 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
Numeric Entry questions- enter a number instead of multiple choice
On-screen calculator
Changes to Analytical Writing
Given one topic instead of choice from several
ScoresScores
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
ScoresScores
New Scale
Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning: 130-170 in 1 point increments
Analytical Writing: 0-6 score level, half-point increments
Scores are good for 5 years
Beginning November 2011, “old” scores will be included on score reports along with a concordant scale
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.
ImportantImportant DatesDates
March 15: Registration available for GRE-R
July 31: Last day to take GRE is scores needed before mid-November
August 1: First day of GRE-R testing
August 1-September 30: 50% discount on all GRE Revised tests. Scores will be sent by mid-November
October-November: Scores will be sent late November (www.ets.org/gre/scoresschedule)
December: Normal score reporting resumes (10-15 business days after test)
PrepPrep
Free and priced test prep from ETS http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepareStrategies, sample questions, tips, simulated test
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Contact InformationContact Information
UC Testing Services GRE Revised Websitewww.uc.edu/testingservices/gre_info/gre_revised
Official GRE-Revised Websitehttp://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/know
Advisor’s Guidehttp://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/advisor_guide.pdf
ETS Test Prephttp://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare
Student Services Test [email protected]
Contact InformationContact Information
Registrationwww.gre.org
556-7173100 University Pavilion
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556-7173
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