Leen is about to write the GREs (Graduate Record Examination)as a prerequisite for getting into graduate school.She is extremely nervous about how she will do here,because she knows that the graduate schools really look at your scores on the GREs and use it to sift through applicants that are likely to succeed (or NOT)in graduate school.If this assumption made by graduate schools is correct,one would have to say that the GRE has high
A) reliability.
B) standardization.
C) predictive validity.
D) content validity.

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Predictive validity refers to the extent to which scores on a test can predict future performance. If graduate schools use the GRE scores to sift through applicants who are more likely to succeed, this implies that the test has predictive validity. Therefore, option C is the best choice. Reliability refers to the consistency of scores over time and standardization refers to the consistent administration and scoring of the test. Content validity refers to the extent to which a test measures the intended construct or domain. While these are important qualities of a good test, they do not directly address the use of the GRE in predicting success in graduate school.

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