When calculating standard deviations by hand, when would I use the raw score formula and when would I use the deviation score formula?
______________________________________________ Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. Department of Psychology LeTourneau University Post Office Box 7001 2100 South Mobberly Avenue Longview, Texas 75607-7001 Office: Education Center 218 Phone: 903-233-3893 Fax: 903-233-3851 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.letu.edu/people/rodhetzel > -----Original Message----- > From: Traci Giuliano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:08 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: GRE preparatory courses > > > Claudia - > > speaking from my own (admittedly anecdotal) experience, I can say > that I very significantly improved my GRE verbal score by memorizing > vocabulary words. In retrospect, I attribute getting into UCLA and > ending up where I am today to this strategy...but of course as a > social psychologist, I know all the biases that could be influencing > my interpretation :-). > > I think the secret is memorizing huge numbers of words > (unfortunately, I don't recall how many, but I do know that I > combined lists from several different books to compile a gigantic > list). The other secret is to use them in every day conversation, > which I dutifully did, much to the annoyance of my family, friends, > and future spouse. To this day, I retain at least a passing knowledge > of most of the words I studied. On the GRE itself, there was not a > single word that I hadn't studied and knew very well (of course, the > fact that I didn't score even better is a testament to how hard those > analogies are!). My summary of the experience to my students is as > follows: > BEFORE: something I've never heard of is to something I've never > heard of AS something I've never heard of is to something I HAVE > heard of. > AFTER: something I've heard of is to something else I've heard of AS > something I've heard of is to to something I've also heard of. (This > latter scenario having resulted in many, many more points!) > > Cheers, > Traci > > >I don't have any references to formal studies on the value of GRE > >preparation and I am not sure what exactly the Kaplan > program includes. > >However, I have a colleague who advises students to prepare > for the GRE > >by getting an algebra/geometry prep book (e.g., one of the many > >available in bookstores for students preparing for AP exams) > and work > >through that material. He also recommends that they obtain a > >vocabulary-builder book and spend a few months with that. Only after > >completing this self-study program (he suggests that they > plan to spend > >3-4 months doing this first part) should students get the > sample exams > >and practice test-taking skills. This practice can be especially > >helpful with the new interactive testing format used by the GRE. > > > >Students who have followed his regime have improved their > scores on the > >GRE by 150 - 300 points. The largest gains are usually made in the > >quantitative section. The verbal score is much harder to > move around. I > >suspect that simply memorizing a lot of word definitions > doesn't help > >much. I've seen students spend weeks with vocabulary flash cards and > >not see any change in their verbal score. Instead, students need to > >make changes in their working use of language. > > > >If the Kaplan courses get students to follow this routine, > they could > >produce similar successes. > > > >Claudia > > > > > >________________________________________________________ > > > >Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Department of Psychology Phone: (850) 474 - 3163 > >University of West Florida FAX: (850) 857 - 6060 > >Pensacola, FL 32514 - 5751 > > > >Web: http://www.uwf.edu/psych/stanny.html > > > >--- > >You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > >unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > \\|||// ( o o ) -------------o00-(_)-00o------------------ Traci A. Giuliano Associate Professor of Psychology Southwestern University Georgetown, TX 78627 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (512) 863-1596;fax (512) 863-1846 http://www.southwestern.edu/~giuliant -------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
