Investigating Institutional Influence on Graduate Program Admissions by Modeling Physics Graduate Record Examination Cutoff Scores

Autor/inn/en	Mikkelsen, Nils J.; Young, Nicholas T.; Caballero, Marcos D.
Titel	Investigating Institutional Influence on Graduate Program Admissions by Modeling Physics Graduate Record Examination Cutoff Scores
Quelle	In: Physical Review Physics Education Research, 17 (2021) 1, Artikel 010109 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mikkelsen, Nils J.) ORCID (Young, Nicholas T.) ORCID (Caballero, Marcos D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2469-9896
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Programs; Admission Criteria; Selective Admission; Scores; Physics; Science Achievement; Institutional Characteristics; Undergraduate Study; Departments; Grade Point Average; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Disproportionate Representation; Access to Education; Minority Group Students; Educational Background; College Applicants; Universities; Models; College Entrance Examinations; Influences; Graduate Record Examinations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Bildungsselektion; Physik; Grundstudium; Department; Abteilung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Vorbildung; College applications; Studienbewerber; University; Universität; Analogiemodell; Aufnahmeprüfung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	Despite limiting access to applicants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, the practice of using hard or soft Graduate Record Examination (GRE) cutoff scores in physics graduate program admissions is still a popular method for reducing the pool of applicants. The present study considers whether the undergraduate institutions of applicants have any influence on the admissions process by modeling a physics GRE cutoff score with application data from admissions offices of five universities. Two distinct approaches based on inferential and predictive modeling are conducted. While there is some disagreement regarding the relative importance between features, the two approaches largely agree that including institutional information significantly aids the analysis. Both models identify cases where the institutional effects are comparable to factors of known importance such as gender and undergraduate GPA. As the results are stable across many cutoff scores, we advocate against the practice of employing physics GRE cutoff scores in admissions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01