A Model for Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions That Decouples the GRE from Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Marenda A.; Odem, Max A.; Walters, Taylor; DePass, Anthony L.; Bean, Andrew J.
Titel	A Model for Holistic Review in Graduate Admissions That Decouples the GRE from Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Quelle	In: CBE - Life Sciences Education, 18 (2019) 1, Artikel 7 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-7913
DOI	10.1187/cbe.18-06-0103
Schlagwörter	College Entrance Examinations; Graduate Study; College Admission; Holistic Approach; Race; Ethnicity; Sex; STEM Education; Biomedicine; College Applicants; Admission Criteria; Texas (Houston); Graduate Record Examinations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufnahmeprüfung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Holistischer Ansatz; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; STEM; Biomedizin; College applications; Studienbewerber; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren
Abstract	Graduate schools around the United States are working to improve access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a manner that reflects local and national demographics. The admissions process has been the focus of examination, as it is a potential bottleneck for entry into STEM. Standardized tests are widely used as part of the decision-making process; thus, we examined the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in two models of applicant review: metrics-based applicant review and holistic applicant review to understand whether it affected applicant demographics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. We measured the relationship between GRE scores of doctoral applicants and admissions committee scores. Metrics-based review of applicants excluded twice the number of applicants who identified as a historically underrepresented minority compared with their peers. Efforts to implement holistic applicant review resulted in an unexpected result: the GRE could be used as a tool in a manner that did not reflect its reported bias. Applicant assessments in our holistic review process were independent of gender, racial, and citizenship status. Importantly, our recommendations provide a blueprint for institutions that want to implement a data-driven approach to assess applicants in a manner that uses the GRE as part of the review process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01