An Investigation of Success Predictors in Graduate School in Psychology

Rawls, James R.; Rawls, Donna J.; Harrison, Charlotte

doi:10.1080/00223980.1969.10543847

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“…These studies have revealed disappointing predictive validity for the standard admissions criteria (cf. Hoyt, 1966;Hyman, 1957;Lannholm, 1968;Mehrabian, 1969;Newman, 1968;Platz, McClintock, & Katz, 1959;Rawls, Rawls, & Harrison, 1969;Robertson & Hall, 1964;Robertson & Nielsen, 1961;Secllacek & Hutchins, 1966;Tully, 1962;Watters & Patterson, 1953).…”

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A case study of graduate admissions: Application of three principles of human decision making.

Dawes¹

1971

American Psychologist

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Reports that 3 principles of human judgment apply to the decisions of a graduate admissions committee. The 1st of these principles is that a linear combination of the variables considered by the committee does a better job of predicting graduate success than does the committee; the 2nd principle is that the committee's judgment may itself be represented "paramorphically" by a linear combination of these variables, and the 3rd that this paramorphic representation is superior to the committee in predicting graduate success. (42 ref.)

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A case study of graduate admissions: Application of three principles of human decision making.

Dawes¹

1971

American Psychologist

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“…The advent of the BSPA and other ethnic collegiate and community groups could be an asset for recruiting committees in their quest for a more equitable distribution of students. Mehrabian (1970) and Rawls, Rawls, and Harrison (1969) Directing attention to the program orientation, the programs seem reluctant, except in the case of two schools, to alter radically the present model. The programs seem to be moderately (50% or more) inclined toward the newer trends in emphasizing courses in community psychology, minority group studies, etc., and consequently trying to make clinical psychology more responsive to all of the people.…”

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Clinical psychology training programs and minority groups: A survey.

Boxley¹,

Wagner²

1971

Professional Psychology

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Describes results from a survey of 81 schools with clinical training program concerning their attitudes and actions with respect to minority group faculty and students. Data were analyzed according to (a) number of minority group faculty (mgf) by geographic region; (b) number of minority group students (mgs) by geographic region; (c) mgf compared to united states population; (d) mgs compared to united states population; (e) recruitment of mgs by region; and (f) distribution of number and percentage of theoretical model of training program. It was found that there exists overt and covert bigotry with representational inequality for spanish-speaking lineage groups, blacks, and american indians. It is suggested that an ethnically and economically diverse training program is nesessary so that experience with various subcultural groups can be gained. (18 ref.)

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“…For example, the popular criterion -graduate grades -appears to be unacceptable as an overall measure of ability, because those involved in graduate selection and subsequent performance are interested in more than just course grades (see Willingham, 1974). In response to the search for adequate indices of performance, numerous studies (Bean, 1975;Rawls, Rawls, & Harrison, 1969;Wiggins, Blackburn, & Hackman, 1969) have employed a variety of criterion measures and have still obtained similar validity coefficients. Second, on an informal level the GREs are supported by those who believe they should be used because, at present, no other measure appears to be better.…”

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“…Another concern is that the obtained validity coefficients for the GREs are rather low, rarely exceeding .35. Some have attributed this to the restricted ranges of the various measures (e.g., Rawls, Rawls, & Harrison, 1969), while others suggest that the expected negative correlations among some of the predictors are to blame (e.g., Dawes, 1975). The relatively low values of these coefficients remain, however, and constitute a major source of controversy in the literature.…”

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An evaluation of Graduate Record Examinations as predictors of graduate success in a Canadian context.

Robert¹,

Steve²,

Scott³

et al. 1983

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Assessed the predictive validity of the Graduate Record Examinations (Advanced, Quantitative, and Verbal) in an archival study of graduate success in a psychology master's program. These tests and 5 other predictors (undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, undergraduate scholarships/awards, undergraduate teaching and/or research experience, and age) were correlated with 4 measures of graduate success: graduate GPA, graduate statistics course grade, time to completion of program, and a rating of program performance. Data from 55 student files indicated that the GREs, in particular the Advanced test score, were the best predictors for all but the time-to-completion variable. Multiple regression and discriminant function analyses supported the use of the GREs as predictors of success in this program. Ethical considerations regarding the use of the GREs in selection are also discussed. (French abstract) (19 ref)

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An Investigation of Success Predictors in Graduate School in Psychology

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A case study of graduate admissions: Application of three principles of human decision making.

A case study of graduate admissions: Application of three principles of human decision making.

Clinical psychology training programs and minority groups: A survey.

An evaluation of Graduate Record Examinations as predictors of graduate success in a Canadian context.

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