Abstract This paper examines how accurately GRE scores predict success in graduate school. The paper reviews several studies on this subject. The paper focuses on studies done in single institutions, and larger analyses incorporating the results of many studies. Based on these studies, the paper concludes that the GRE is a good predictor of success in graduate school.
From the Paper "All graduate programs endeavor to attract the best students and one of the major criteria used to decide whether or not to admit a student to a graduate program is the Graduate Record Examination GRE score. Many programs have cut-off scores..."
Tags:Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), GPA, predictivity
Abstract This paper presents a research proposal that examines the relationship of absenteeism on the failure to graduate from high school. Factors that lead to dropping out of high school that contribute to absenteeism such as illness, family problems and economic reasons are examined, as well as the relationship of student motivation to academic performance.
From the Paper "Studies have investigated factors that may be related to dropping out of high school or graduating from high school and found them to ..."
Abstract This film study analyzes four consecutive shots that reside within the "bedroom" scene in the early part of film, "The Graduate" by director Mike Nichols. The paper discusses how, by analyzing the action, camera shots, dialogue and other facets of filming that take place in these four film shots, one can realize the overall directing that Nichols seeks in the film. In essence, four consecutive film shots will be thoroughly analyzed to give a broad, yet detailed analysis of the importance of this scene with the film."
From the Paper "Mrs. Robinson constantly tries to get Braddock to talk, but he only uses refrains: "Mrs. Robinson the bathroom is right down the hall," which signals a rejection to the older woman. However, she continues and is persistent. Her lavish, shiny black dress seems to glow in the dim lighting of the room, as she is obviously trying to seduce Braddock from his bed."
Abstract In this article, the writer explores three primary challenges a potential graduate student will face on entering a study program while working full-time and attending to family obligations. The writer notes that these include balancing one's life, learning how to socialize in a new setting and overcoming emotional barriers to success in the academic environment. The paper presents three strategies most likely to enable student achievement, including socialization, collaboration and adoption of self-development and self-efficient tools for managing one's daily tasks.
Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Three Strategies for Success
Conclusion
From the Paper "Anderson suggests that many Universities need to work with student's to accommodate their unique needs, as long as students are willing to engage in collaborative relationships with their peers and families. One way to teach graduate students how to balance their education, career and any psychological or emotional blocks they may have to success is by teaching students to adopt self-efficient tools, such as creating daily task lists that limit the amount of time they spend on activities to ensure they fulfill all of their obligations. Universities also have an obligation to effectively screen students to ensure that students are well-informed of how much work they will need to take on as a student, and what resources may be available to them to overcome any foreseeable obstacles they might face in the near future."
This paper is a research proposal that uses qualitative case studies to measure the success of a graduate program being developed for distance or online learners.
3,855 words (approx. 15.4 pages), 37 sources, 2002, $ 105.95
Abstract This paper asserts that distance learning for graduate programs has been slow in development because educational institutes believe that distance learning cannot fully educate the student, but recent research has indicated that distance learners do as well or better than traditional in class students do. The paper explains that the development of a graduate on-line program requires criteria, which will help ensure that the students gain the objectives to obtain the credits as well as provide the students with a support system in case they have a problem. The author states that the research objective seeks to describe the steps a graduate level program must undertake to transform the curriculum into a competency-based structure optimized for delivery online.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Literature Study
Project Design
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Kind of Research
Sample and Population
Instrumentation
Data Collection Procedures
Analysis of the Data
Conclusion
From the Paper "One of the differences the online program has from the in person program is the length of time required. The on campus degree program can be completed in one year while the online program requires the students to spread it over three to four years. The program offers almost identical courses according to those charged with its implementation. ?Instead of attending lectures and labs like other students, they began on a self-paced track based using materials provided through the World Wide Web. In exchange for class participation and standard office hours, students would email the professor for assistance and meet weekly with a graduate-level teaching assistant .? One distance learning institution is exclusively for distance education. The University of Phoenix is designed for adult distance learners. One of their requirements is that the students be more than 23 years old. Another requirement is that the students have full time jobs. These requirements are to insure that the students are mature enough and driven enough to complete the course work through a distance learning program."
Tags: chatroom, email, implementation, institutions, traditional
Abstract This paper evaluates why some high schools experience higher graduation rates among minorities than other high schools. The paper focuses on Hispanic and African American high school students. The paper investigates the factors that contribute to high minority graduation rates in certain states. In addition, the paper attempts to apply these factors to schools that have low minority graduation rates.
From the Paper "As you can gather form these statistics, both Black and Latino students tend the have high graduation rates in certain districts such as, Boston Public Schools, Prince Georges County and Montgomery County. Likewise, these minority groups have low graduation rates in districts such as Cleveland city schools and Gwinnet County. The discrepancies in minority graduation rates have been recognized and are alarming to educators. Several studies have attempted to understand why this phenomenon is occurring."
Abstract This document discusses the college graduation rates among the three primary racial groups in the United States: White, Hispanic and African-American. The White college graduation rate is approximately 30% while the African-American is 18% and the Hispanic is currently an approximate 10%. This research compares a 1999/2000 study with more recent figures and the result is that there has been no real improvement in this college graduation divide between these racial groups.
From the Paper "Because of the continuing trend for college graduates to earn increasingly more in the workplace than peers in the same age group without a college degree, identifying racial factors involved which may compound this trend is important. While the high school graduation rates among the three largest demographics in the United States: White, African-American, and Hispanic, have equalized somewhat over the last 20 years, the percentage of college graduates among these three racial groups have not (Morrison, 2000, p.32). This increasing gap between the number of White college graduates and the other two demographics is indicative of more pervasive racial inequalities beyond the educational. "
A technical report on the impacts of students loans and the job market upon the home buying outlook for individuals once they have graduated from a college or university.
Abstract This paper provides a guide for students entering college, students already in college and for students who are to soon graduate from college. It discusses the environment of the mortgage industry, specifically in relation to the impacts of students loans and the job market upon the home buying outlook for individuals once they have graduated from a college or university. The paper contains graphs.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Terms & Definitions
Education Spending And Federal Financial Aid
Decline In Pay Levels Among College Graduates The Basics Of Student Loans For College
Personal & Professional Risks Of Student Loan Debt
Investigation Of A Program Of Study At A College Or University
Funding Mechanisms
Findings Of The Study
Conclusion
From the Paper "A better-established network of specialists in lending in the area of student loans has been found in this study to be a necessity that may be provisioned for one student while others do not know they are entitled to assistance in this area of their financial life. It is critically important that the students have the best and most knowledgeable and experienced in the way of lender specialists in designing the loans that the student will take out during each and every year of college in order to attain a college-level degree. Better guidance of these students will result in much less in the way of student loan debt burdens and give these students a better start in their employment and other life initiatives following attainment of a college education."
An examination of whether American high-school graduates are ready for the outside world upon graduation and a comparison with the Korean school system.
Abstract This paper explains the difficulties facing high-school graduates in the current economic slump when looking for jobs or career directions. The writer asks whether the American school system prepares young adults for this challenge by comparing it to the Korean school system. It looks at values, academic emphasis and social pressures.
From the Paper "It's hard to believe that just a year ago, the American economy was growing at an exponential rate with unlimited job opportunities available in almost every industry. With the stock market breaking record highs, new upstart "dot.com" companies making millions in their first year and doubling of jobs in the service sector, a bright and stable future seemed almost a guarantee for many high school students who would soon be entering the job markets. This growth, however short lived, is now in a downhill progression with the plummeting stock market, many computer companies in bankruptcy, and American companies laying people off in record numbers and downsizing nationally. Combine this recession with globalization and American high school students are now facing fierce competition nationally and internationally for jobs. The question is whether or not your average American high school graduate is scholastically prepared to compete for these sought-after jobs? Unfortunately, I don?t think so and I hope to provide valid evidence that will support my thoughts. In comparing the Korean school systems with those of the Americans, I feel that the difference is clear."
Tags: education, system, school, graduation, workforce, competition, Korea, high
Abstract This paper discusses the recruiting and retaining of recent college graduates. The unique benefits of recent college graduates are explored, as well as the best ways to recruit this specific demographic of candidates. In addition, ways to retain these valuable employees once they have been brought on board are also discussed.
From the Paper "By fully understanding what recent college graduates value, learning the best methods of recruiting these distinctive candidates, and developing best-practices to retain these new employees for the long-term, an organization can implement strategies to enhance their competitive edge in an increasingly competitive marketplace. This competitive edge can mean the difference between being an industry leader or one who watches as competitors eagerly eat away at their hard earned market share."
Tags: business, competetive, employee, skilled, academia, investment, asset, learn, new
Autobiographic summary of a Chinese-American's life in America and a discussion of why the author's background has prepared her for graduate studies in psychology.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 0 sources, 2005, $ 48.95
Abstract This paper is an admission essay written by a Chinese-American hoping to be accepted to graduate studies in the field of psychology. The paper describes the author's early years, her difficult family life, the hardships she has faced throughout her life including the difficulties and challenges she encountered when she first came to America. The paper also explains how she was able to overcome all of the obstacles in her path and why she feels she is well-suited for graduate studies in psychology.
From the Paper "Change is something we can face with either trepidation or anticipation. I have always liked immersing myself in new experiences and situations. I come from a traditional Chinese culture that believes there are both Yin and Yang; that everything in life has an opposite and something to balance it. Unfortunately, it seamed I had a little too much "Yang" as my family had a number of problems that prevented me from enjoying a happy childhood. If I had believed in good karma, I would have concluded that growing up in Chinese-Vietnamese family in Hong Kong would eventually make me a stronger person and provide me with the desire and skills to help others."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that a surface level examination of 'The Graduate', directed by Mike Nichol, and 'The Breakfast Club', written and directed by John Hughes, may at first yield the idea that the films are vastly different in all aspects of comparison. However, the films, released in 1967 and 1983, respectively, share common underlying themes focusing on the need to rebel from society, the detachment from one's parents as one becomes an adult, and as social/societal alienation. The writer maintains that all of these themes can be summed up into one wide category dealing with the identity crisis faced by the collective youth of society. The writer concludes that, although 'The Breakfast Club' and 'The Graduate' are from different decades and have drastically different approaches, both deal with the identity crisis faced by the youth in the US to which people can relate to even to this day.
From the Paper "In The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman plays Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate who returns home to a world of uncertainty and encounters a psychological crisis in the sense that he doesn't know who he is or what he wants. Benjamin's uncertainty about his future combined with societal expectations and parental pressures leads him to rebel from all of the forces that are constantly pressuring him. This rebellion comes in the form of an affair with Mrs. Robinson played by Anne Bancroft. Ben's rebellion comes from a feeling to conform to what he believes society wants him to be. I believe that when Ben started his affair with Mrs. Robinson, he felt that for the first time in his life he had actually done something that wasn't his parents idea and such action was liberating, if not also exciting to him. This is apparent due to the fact that Ben continued his rebellious actions with little concern for what was happening around him or for his future. His lackadaisical lifestyle consisted basically of two phases: lounging in the pool during the day and having sexual experiences with Mrs. Robinson each night; both phases having an underlying rebellious theme as well as a general lack of concern for the future or for societal expectations."
An examination of possible problems of gender bias in the administrating of the GRE - a mandatory requirement for all students that wish to enter graduate school programs.
Abstract This paper provides an analysis of the gender bias problems that occur in GRE testing. Furthermore, a number of issues related to this problem are addressed. Finally, a conclusion will be drawn and alternative solutions and recommendations for graduate school admission criteria is proposed that promote equity and fairness for all entering students.
From the Paper "Students that apply to graduate school are affected by the often rigorous application process, including the submission of test scores from the GRE. For many students, advanced standardized tests such as the GRE are not an accurate measure of true academic performance and may negatively influence admission decisions: "The research demonstrates that standardized testing has a negative impact on students, perpetuating and intensifying educational inequity through test bias and the misuse of test scores" (Froese-Germain 111). Those who score poorly on the GRE are often eliminated from admission contention even though the test is perceived as one small component of the selection process. It has been demonstrated that although the questions found on the exam are theoretically designed to be equivalent for either gender, they are often proven to be otherwise. These questions emphasize the significant differences between how males and females perform on standardized tests. In addition, "Men and women differ in their chosen interests and activities, and these differences are likely to have an influence on school activities, grades, and test scores" (Azen, Bronner, and Gafni 77). The identification of true test bias is determined in the following statement: "If a group of examinees always performs more poorly on a test and this group does not subsequently exhibit inferior achievement, then the test misrepresents this group and is said to be biased" (Azen et al. 78). In general, admission tests are required in order to accurately select and predict the appropriate candidates, and this process can have a negative effect on the potential success of student populations."
Abstract This paper is a report essay comparing the pre-requisite requirements and the admission procedures involving four different graduate schools for enrollment in the master's degree program.
Abstract This is an essay about going to graduate school for an MBA degree. The case study has had a successful career with blue collar work, but is looking at the future and a career.
