I just sent the following letter off to an e-mail address I found
at the Educational Testing Service website. I figure I have about
an even chance of hearing back from them, and certainly not soon.
In the meantime, I thought that perhaps TIPSters might like to
have a stab at this one. So here's the letter:
Dear ETS:
I am preparing a document offering advice for students applying
to graduate school. For the GRE Psychology test, I note that
Kalat & Matlin (2000), members of the GRE Psychology test
committee, offer the advice that the test does not penalize for
guessing, and that it is advantageous to guess if one alternative
can be eliminated.
My question concerns the situation for the GRE General test. The
only advice regarding guessing given on your website is that
guessing at the end of the test can be detrimental. But what is
the general case, and what is the case if the student can
eliminate one or more alternatives?
Sincerely
Stephen Black
Kalat, J., & Matlin, M. (2000). The GRE Psychology Test: a useful
but poorly understood test. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 24--
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Stephen Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470
Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661
Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lennoxville, QC
J1M 1Z7
Canada Department web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy
Check out TIPS listserv for teachers of psychology at:
http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips/
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