Re: Scores

Quoting Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>:

> On Wed, 25 Dec 2002 16:43:45 +0200 "Isaac A. Penzev" <isaacp@...>
> writes:
> > Shalom!
> > An off-topic question for USA colleagues.
> > While translating some documents concerning education, I stumbled
> > over
> > phrases "a GRE score" and "a MAT score". Those are items of basic
> > application for admission to a Master and Doctoral degrees.
> > What on earth is it?
>
> I'm not sure about MAT,
"Math Assessment Test". For more information, see the link
below:

<http://www2.spsu.edu/math/MAT.htm>

> but GREs ("Graduate Record Examination") are one
> of the tests run by "Educational Testing Service" www.ets.org .  The GREs
> are used by universities when you apply for masters degree programs.  The
> same company runs the SATs which are used when you apply to undergraduate
> programs in colleges/universities.  The GREs test verbal and math skills,
> and have a part for testing writing skills also.
The "analytical" section does not test your ability to write, per
se.  Rather, it tests your ability to break apart a given sample of
writing, "to articulate and support complex ideas, analyze an argument,
and sustain a focused and coherent discussion. It does not assess
specific content knowledge" (in the words of the ETS).  When I took
it, it was multiple choice just like the other two sections; don't
know how much they've changed it since.

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