GMAC IR Update

7/28/2019 GMAC IR Update

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Data Supports IntegrateReasoning Validity:

Year One Update


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Agenda

How Test-Takers Are Per

the IR Section

Demonstrating Validity

Using IR in Admissions

GMAC Data

School Perspective

Whats Next for IR

Betsy KacizakProfessional Education &

Training, Senior Manager

GMAC Moderator


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GMAC Presenters and Special Guest

Michelle SparacinoAssociate Director,

GMAT Programs

Monica AscenciosGMAT Program

Manager

Tami FassingeChief Recruitin

Vanderbilt Univ
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How Test-Takers Are Performing on


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IR Scores Are Stable

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Test-Takers from Many Undergraduate Majors Perfor

Category IR Mean Total Mean

Business and Commerce 4.3 538

Engineering

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Humanities 4.4 556

Other Major 4 492

Science 4.7 577

Social Sciences 4.4 540


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There Are Some Differences in IR Performance

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Demonstrating Validity of IR


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IR provides unique information

GGPA IR UGPA Total Verbal Quant AWA

GGPA 1.000

IR 0.373 1.000

UGPA 0.237 0.133 1.000

Total 0.357 0.345 0.299 1.000

Verbal 0.343 0.343 0.254 0.725 1.000

Quant 0.212 0.177 0.149 0.663 0.056 1.000

AWA 0.225 0.161 0.112 0.195 0.408 -0.155 1.000

If the scores are not highly correlated with each other, then each should p

information when used together.


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IR adds information over what is already available


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IR is the single best predictor of graduate GPA

Although caution is warranted in interpreting data based on the study desig

relatively small sample sizes, findings suggest promising potential from IR s


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A Predictive Validity Study will help you understand t

relative importance of IR for your programs


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For your own vstudy, contactresearch@gma
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Using IR in Admissions


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IR Helps Your Distinguish Among the Top Performers

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IR Helps Your Distinguish Among the Top Performers

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IR Helps You Distinguish Between Similar Total Scores

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IR Can Help You Select and Advise Applicants


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What role did IR play in addressing some of your pain

How do you feel it might enhance your admissions de

Tami FassingeChief RecruitinVanderbilt Univ


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Can you give examples of how your schools or other p

are implementing IR in the admissions process?

Tami FassinChief RecruVanderbilt U


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How might IR be used in the school after matriculatio

enhance academic and career advising?

Tami FassChief RecrVanderbilt


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Whats Next on the IR Agenda


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Release scores faster. Provide more data.

Add IR score to the unofficial score report

Reduce Official Score Report release time

Continue concurrent validity studies

Begin predictive validity studies Webinar on December 4: Integrated Reasoning Validity Data a

Update: What Integrated Reasoning Means to Schools


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Participate in a validity study by contacting us at

[email protected]

and visit

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