DOES THE GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION PREDICT MEANINGFUL SUCCESS IN THE GRADUATE TRAINING OF PSYCHOLOGISTS - A CASE-STUDY

The authors consider the empirical validity of the Graduate Record Exa mination (GRE) as a predictor of various kinds of performance in a gra duate psychology program, including 1st- and 2nd-year grades; professo rs' ratings of students' dissertations; and professors' ratings of stu dents' analytical, creative, practical, research, and teaching abiliti es. On the basis of the triarchic theory of intelligence, the GRE was predicted to be of some use in predicting graduate grades but of limit ed or no use in predicting other aspects of performance. In fact, the test was found to be useful in predicting 1st-year grades but not othe r kinds of performance, with one exception-performance on the GRE Anal ytical test was predictive, but only for men. The authors conclude tha t there is a need to develop better theory-based tests.