The GRE® Program will introduce a revised GRE General Test in the fall of 2007 that is designed to:
* Increase test validity
* Provide faculty with better information regarding applicants' performance
* Address security concerns
* Increase worldwide access to the test
* Make better use of advances in technology and psychometric design
Revised GRE General Test Brochure
Frequently Asked Questions for Educators
Changes planned include the following:
Verbal Reasoning
* Greater emphasis on higher cognitive skills and less dependence on vocabulary
* More text-based materials, such as reading passages
* A broader selection of reading passages
* Emphasis on skills related to graduate work, such as complex reasoning
* Expansion of computer-enabled tasks (e.g., clicking on a sentence in a passage to highlight it)
* Two 40-minute sections rather than one 30-minute section
See Verbal Reasoning Sample Questions
Quantitative Reasoning
* Quantitative reasoning skills that are closer to skills generally used in graduate school
* Proportion of questions involving real-life scenarios and data interpretation increased
* Proportion of Geometry questions decreased
* Better use of technology (e.g., on-screen calculator)
* Two 40-minute sections rather than one 45-minute section
See Quantitative Reasoning Sample Questions
Analytical Writing
* New, more focused prompts that reduce the possibility of reliance on memorized materials
* The Issue and Argument tasks are each 30 minutes in length
* Essay responses will be made available to designated score recipients
See Analytical Writing Sample Topics
Changes in the Verbal and Quantitative Score Scales
* The GRE Board has approved new score scales for the Verbal and Quantitative sections. The GRE Program anticipates that the new score scale range will be 110 to 150, in 1-point increments. Final specification of the score scale will be determined based on data from the initial revised General Test administrations in the fall of 2007.
* A concordance table will be available in early January 2008 to assist score users in determining the relationship between old and new Verbal and Quantitative scores.
* The score scale for the Analytical Writing section will continue to be 0 to 6, in half-point increments.
Changes in Test Delivery
* The GRE General Test will be administered on fixed administration dates.
* An expanded Internet-based testing network will be available worldwide.
As the direction of the potential changes is decided, information on the GRE Web site will be updated.
Test Takers with Disabilities
Sample questions for the revised GRE General Test are available in the following downloadable formats:
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PDF icon Sample Questions for the Revised GRE General Test (18-point edition)
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PDF icon Sample Questions for the Revised GRE General Test Reader's Script
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Sample Questions for the Revised GRE General Test Reader's Script (screen reader version)
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Sample Questions for the Revised GRE General Test Reader's Script (Word version)
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PDF icon Figure Supplement to Accompany Cassette or Reader's Script Edition (18-point edition) (Figures for Questions 1, 6, 12, 17–21)
To order sample questions in Braille or cassette (including the tactile figure supplement), contact ETS Disability Services, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST:
Phone: 1-866-387-8602 - U.S., U.S. Territories*, and Canada
1-609-771-7780 - all other locations
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Princeton, NJ 08541-6054作者: paopaotang 时间: 2006-9-2 14:36:51 标题: Changes will involve all areas including China!