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• General Information
• General Test Interpretive Data
• General Test Information and Data for Business Schools
• Analytical Writing Information
• Data Views on Validity and Other Topics
• Subject Test Information and Interpretive Data
• Test Takers Download Library
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• General Information
  

•  GRE Program Brochure
  
  
•  What is the Value of the Graduate Record Examinations?
  
  
• Guidelines for the Use of GRE Scores — Summarizes the considerations for appropriate use of GRE test scores.
  
  
• GRE Board Statement Regarding the Fair and Appropriate Use of GRE Scores
  
  
•  Guide to the Use of Scores — Provides information about the appropriate use of GRE test scores and interpretive data.
  
  
•  Factors That Can Influence Performance on the GRE General Test 2006-07 — A companion to the GRE Guide to the Use of Scores that details the performance of subgroups on the GRE.
  
  
•   A Comprehensive Review of Published GRE Validity Data
  
  
•   GRE® Student Flyer — Directs test takers to GRE resource information on the web. It also includes paper-based administration dates and information about GRE test prep tools. The flyer can be used as an alternative to the Bulletin.

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General Test Interpretive Data

•  Verbal and Quantitative Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports
  
  
•  Analytical Writing Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports 
  
  
• Data Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates: Verbal and Quantitative
  
  
•   General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field (Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates)
  
  
•  General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field - EXTENDED Table (Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates) 
  
  
•  GRE Test Volumes by Country 2000–2007
  
  
•  State Level Data Sorted by Attending Institution
  
  
•  State Level Data Sorted by Test Center

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General Test Information and Data for Business Schools

•  How Does the GRE General Test Compare With the GMAT® Exam?
  
  
•  Verbal and Quantitative Interpretive Data for Individuals Who Plan to Major in Business
  
  
•  Analytical Writing Interpretive Data for Individuals Who Plan to Major in Business
  
  
•  General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field in Business
  
  
•  General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field in Business - Extended Table

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Analytical Writing Information

• Analytical Writing Score Level Descriptions 
  
  
• Analytical Writing Scoring Guides:
  • "Present Your Perspective on an Issue" Topic
  • "Analyze an Argument" Topic
    
    
•  An Introduction to the Analytical Writing Section of the GRE General Test — Contains a description of the Analytical Writing section, strategies for each task, directions, scoring information, scoring guides, score level descriptions, a sample test, and scored essay responses with reader commentary.
  
  
•  The GRE Analytical Writing Measure: An Asset in Admissions Decisions — Provides detailed information about the nature of the Analytical Writing measure and the value that it adds above and beyond the verbal and quantitative measures. Also contains score interpretation information.
  
  
•  How to Interpret and Use GRE Analytical Writing Scores 
  
  
• Analytical Writing Score Interpretation Information

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DataViews on Validity and Other Topics

• "How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Biology Students?" — November 2005
  
  
• "How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Chemistry Students?" — November 2005
  
  
•  "How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Education Students?" — December 2005
  
  
• "How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Students in English Departments?" — November 2005
  
  
• "How Well Does the GRE General Test Predict Success for Psychology Students?" — November 2005
  
  
•  "Validity of the GRE General Test: A Case Study of Veterinary Schools" — December 2001
  
  
•  "Early Validity Evidence for the Writing Assessment" — January 2000
  
  
•  "Personal Statement: A Writing Sample?" — September 1996
  
  
•  "Who Gets the Fellowship?" — April 1996
  
  
•  "Why Not 1000?" — October 1995

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Subject Test Information and Interpretive Data

• Fact Sheets
  
  

  Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology		Literature in English
  Biology		Mathematics
  Chemistry		Physics
  Computer Science		Psychology

  
  
•  Subject Tests Total Score Interpretive Data Used on Score Reports
  
  
•  Subject Tests Interpretive Data for Subscores
  
  
•  Results from the GRE Computer Science Test Content Representativeness Study — Results of a 2001–2002 survey of computer science faculty that was conducted to determine the extent to which the content specifications for the GRE Computer Science Subject Test match what is being taught in computer science programs at United States colleges and universities. The survey asked questions about curricula for undergraduate programs as well as prerequisites for graduate study.

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