Timing of the Analytical Writing Measure of the GRE revised General Test GRE
- Author(s):
- Robin, Frederic; Zhao, Jishen Charles
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Source:
- Wendler, Cathy; Bridgeman, Brent (eds.) with assistance from Chelsea Ezzo. The Research Foundation for the GRE revised General Test: A Compendium of Studies. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 2014, p1.8.1-1.8.8
- Document Type:
- Chapter
- Page Count:
- 8
- Subject/Key Words:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Revised GRE, Analytical Writing, Test Revision, Test Timing, Test Speededness, Test-Taker Performance
Abstract
Describes efforts related to timing issues for the Analytical Writing measure. It first summarizes the results of a field trial that provided preliminary input for the revised timing configuration of the Analytical Writing measure. As part of the field trial, three possible timing configurations were tried out. While this study faced a number of challenges, the results still provided sufficient evidence to support the final timing configuration of 30 minutes for each of the two essay prompts for further development and eventual operational implementation. The chapter also provides information on the continuity of the measure on the GRE revised General Test. A comparison of the psychometric properties of Analytical Writing measure before and after the launch of the revised test is given. Results indicated that, in general, the psychometric proprieties of the revised Analytical Writing measure are similar to those of the original measure.