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The article provides an overview of the Integrated Reasoning (IR) section in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) which tests the inference and analytical skills of the individual. The IR section consists of 12 questions in four different formats, graphics interpretation, two-part analysis, table analysis and multi-source reasoning. Solved examples are presented as well as several practice problems.

The article offers information on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), a computer-administered adaptive examination to assess a person's analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal and reading skills in standard written English. The test is a requirement for admission to a graduate management program abroad. The test is administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The four sections of the GMAT are described.

The author reflects on the time allotment feature of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in the U.S. He says that this feature of the test's design is often overlooked, but a key component that helps assure that the exam is of the highest possible reliability and validity for all test takers. He notes that there is a tradeoff between content and test length in a timed exam. He also cites the core value of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) applied to the GMAT.

The article looks at admissions tests for Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, reporting on the effort of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to expand the use of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) as an alternative to the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in business schools' admissions process. Topics include test fees and the Graduate Management Admission Council's (GMAC's) 2006 decision not to renew ETS's contract to operate the GMAT.

The article evaluates the relevance of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) to students applying for Master of Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School. Several applicants have been complaining that GMAT cannot measure the knowledge gained in the workplace. However, John Lynch, school's assistant dean and director of administrations explained that GMAT scores may give some evidence of the ability of a person to perform academically.

This article focuses on the changes being made to the Graduate Record Examination General Test. The Educational Testing Service, the administrator of the exam, plans to change both verbal and math sections, requiring test-takers to fill in blanks on some questions, where previously it was all multiple choice. Additionally, it plans to eliminate some sections. The article also lends some criticism of the test.

Reports on the decline Educational Testing Service (ETS) company in the standardized testing industry. Background of the company; Announcement from the Graduate Management Admission Council that it was severing its ties with ETS; Shortcomings of ETS; Competition from Pearson VUE; Pearson's technology; Response of ETS president Kurt M. Landgraf.

Ranks the top graduate schools of engineering in the United States. Reputation score by academics and recruiters; 2001 average quantitative and analytic Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores; 2001 acceptance rate.

The article offers higher education news briefs in India as of December 1, 2013. Topics include the appointment of Santosh Panda as chairman of the Nation Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the increase in number of students who take Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for admission to post graduate studies abroad and the proposal of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) to the Odisha government to open a separate veterinary university in the state.

The article offers information on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) administered by the Educational Testing Serves (ETS) of India to measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing and critical thinking skills. The GRE score is accepted by business schools as a means to broaden their application pool. An overview of the structure of the GRE General Test is provided. The three GRE sections are analytical writing, verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning.

The article reports that European schools received more than 85,000 Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores for the testing year ending June 30, 2010, an increase of 90 percent or about 40,000 score reports from five years prior. Over the same five-year period, the total number of GMAT scores worldwide rose by only 30 percent. Key findings from the European Geographic Trends Report are also highlighted.

The article discusses a revised version of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to be introduced in August 2011 by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The article says that minority graduate school applicants may benefit from the GRE revisions, particularly when considered in combination with the ETS web-based evaluation system called the Personal Potential Index (PPI).

The article discusses the findings of a study conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council to help business schools know what drives candidates to pursue graduate management education (GME).

The article reports on the update on the Graduate Management Admission Council's Graduation Management Admission Search Service global database to be implemented in January 2016.

The article reports on the Graduate Management Admission Council's release of the "2016 Profiles of GMAT Testing," which contains a summary of examination trends in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) from 2012 to 2016.

The article reports on the launch of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Enhanced Score Report (ESR) which helps exam takers understand their GMAT exam performance better.

The article presents a perspective regarding the requirements for the job vacancy offered by the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. With this, the institution will judge the applicants according to their grade point average, Grade Record Examination score, letters of recommendation and involvement in extracurricular activities. Furthermore, graduate students are evaluated for personality traits and aptitude common among successful veterinarians. INSET: The Vet School Experience.

Focuses on the variations researchers found when they compare graduation tests of different countries. Reasons for the research; Differences which were found

Presents the results of an analysis of seven membership postgraduate medical examinations of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Rating of Oxford and Glasgow graduates; Cambridge University School of Clinical Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School and the Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London research; Regional variations.

The article offers tips for improving GMAT score. Those who have scored well on the exam report that they did not remember what any of the previous questions were about. They were too focused on the question in front of them to be affected by the past or the future question. One can try new 100 percent free GMAT practice test and see how one does.

The article offers tip for improving Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score. It is advised not to waste time on a particular question as time spent per incorrect question exceeds the time per correct answer. It has been suggested to use time wisely and do not rush into easier questions. It has been suggested to work efficiently on time and do accurately as soon as possible.

The article provides tips for improving Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score. It is stated that GMAT questions written by authors who guarantee that the mystery can be solved like "murder mystery theme" and each sentence features clues pointing to the one correct answer in multiple choice question to track down the correct answer choice.

The article offers tips to improve Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score. Integrated Reasoning (IR) is a test of ability to focus, it is important to work deliberately to cultivate this ability. The tool needed for the IR section is the ability to quickly switch from one task to another. The people who are distracted always checking their phone for texts.

The article discusses the integrated reasoning tests in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The author states that integrated reasoning tests a person's focus in finding proper information instead of equations and grammar. Other topics include what the GMAT measures in the examinee's skills and the value of focus in business schools.

The article focuses on how to improve Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Score. It states that transferring things to your note board and making information useful. It mentions that GMAT has things that cannot control like the subject matter of the reading comprehension passage and things that can be controlled like knowing the difference after reading the passage.

The article offers tips for improving Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score. It further presents an example for showing how to turn an assumption question into an inference question and how to treat the premises and the conclusion of a question as true and find the answer choice that must be true.

The article offers several tips for improving GMAT score of students. It suggests how to write the GMAT essay that comes under the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section. It is suggested one can use a template for the GMAT essay which is designed to measure the quality of a student's writing. It is noted that students should identify the main conclusion of the argument.

The article offers tips on how to improve score from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). It notes that test makers of GMAT are making math difficult thus takers should learn to think like them and be prepared to combat tem on the test day. Also offered is an example of a question wherein simple problems can be solved by simple solutions.

The article offers tips for students preparing for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in the U.S. The author informs that identifying the error type is important for choosing the right answer in sentence correction questions. An example related to the type of question that will be asked and the possible error types is discussed.

The article examines the development of the new Integrated Reasoning section of Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). It is reported that developing the GMAT's new integrated reasoning section required a long period of trial and error. More than 700 business faculty had evaluated the GMAT and determined that it was time for a dramatic makeover.

The article reports on Chinese Minister of Education Yuan Guiren's statement regarding the investigation of alleged widespread cheating at the national graduat school entrance exameinations in January 2012.

The article offers information on the Next Generation Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The new GMAT exam features a 30 minute Integrated Reasoning section, which measures a student's ability to analyze data presented in different formats and from multiple sources. It comprises of 12 questions in four new formats, which will involve interpreting graphics. A comparison of the new GMAT exam with the current exam is presented.

The article discusses the meaning of Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) volume statistics for different programs offered by graduate schools. It highlights the 258,192 tests taken in the testing year ending June 30, 2011. It downplays the link between overall GMAT test volume statistics and what is happening in the applicant pools of graduate schools. It cites the importance of GMAT volume statistics in yielding trends that can help schools understand the graduate management marketplace.

The article highlights the new question formats for the 2012 Next Generation Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) exam, following Multi-Source Reasoning, Graphics Interpretation and Table Analysis. The questions are aimed at measuring the test taker's ability to solve complex problems, including the ability to evaluate trade-offs, solve simultaneoys equations and discern relationships between entities.

The article reports on the release by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAT) of the 2011 Profile of Graduate Management Admission Test Candidates which shows that 2011 GMAT testing year broke records for the number of tests taken by women, non-U.S. citizens, and prospective students younger than 24. It also recorded the third-highest GMAT testing volume ever, with a total of 258,192 tests administered.

The article reports that ten new question formats are being considered by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) for possible inclusion in the Integrated Reasoning section of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

The article reports that the annual volume of Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) around the globe has declined by less than one percent. It has reached 263,979 for the year ended June 30, 2010. The growth in the number of women who took GMAT can be partially attributed to China where around 63 percent of GMAT exams were taken by women. The U.S. emerged as the number one GMAT market for the year, followed by China.

The article reports on the inclusion of Integration Reasoning Section in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The addition of the Integration Reasoning Section measures the students' skills needed to succeed both in business schools and in their careers. The Integration Reasoning Section will replace the 30-minute Analytical Writing Assessment of the GMAT.

The article reports on the addition of the 30-minute Integrated Reasoning section to the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for the assessment of students' ability to assimilate information from multiple sources to solve complex problems. The GMAT with the added section will be launched on June 4, 2012. It relates that leading business school faculty was consulted by the Graduate Management Admission Council throughout the test development process.

The article deals with the underrepresentation of minority groups in Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in the U.S., according to a session presented by Akil Bello, a test prep industry veteran and co-founder of Bell Curves LLP. He relates some of the factors that contribute to lower average scores of minorities in GMAT. Information is presented on the four GMAT test taker achetypes. Belo offers suggestions for schools to motivate GMAT applicants.

The article reports on the changes to the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), business school admission test in the U.S., with the addition of a new section to test advance reasoning skills. It states that the new section will replace one section on writing and will be scored separately and will have audio component questions. It notes that the new section will be launch on June 4, 2012.

The article reports on the program created by the Graduate Management Admission Council that allows students who aspire to business school and have financial need to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for free.

The article reports on the opening of several test centers worldwide which offer Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). It states that the number of GMAT test centers worldwide has increased by over 15 percent since 2006. Peg Jobst, executive vice president of GMAC, which administers the exam on behalf of business schools worldwide, says they are proud to offer the GMAT exam year-round at more than 500 test centers around the world.

The article focuses on the new Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Geographic Trend Report 2005-2009, which reveals that majority of the growth in Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) test taking is from students who are interested in business schools closer to home. It states that between 2005 and 2009, the number of GMAT exams taken both in Asia and by Asian citizens almost doubled. It notes that sustained testing expansions in China and India contributed to the growth in the past five years.

The article offers information on the 2009 Profile of GMAT Candidates, published by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Lawrence Rudner, GMAC vice president for research and development, affirmed the increase in total Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) volume but there are complex data in terms of world region, gender, intended degree, and age. The 2009 profile indicated that GMAT test volume increased by 7.55% and the five-year annual growth rate has increased on all types of U.S. citizens.

The article reports on the opening of Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) test centers at the U.S. military bases in Camp Phoenix in Afghanistan and Treebeek, the Netherlands in September 2009. The openings will reportedly make the exam more accessible to Armed Forces personnel, as well as to other U.S. Department of Defense employees. Other military bases where the GMAT exam is already available is listed.

The article reveals the inaccuracies in the comparisons published by ETS concerning Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores. The source of error in the GRE comparison tool is highlighted. It illustrates a sample calculation using the GRE comparison tool. Also noted is the reason for the creation of GMAT in 1959 and the best way to predict a GMAT score.

The article presents a timeline that highlights important events in the history of growth and innovation of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Graduate business schools held a meeting in 1953 to discuss the creation of a standardized graduate business school admissions test. The Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business (ATGSB) was first administered in 1954. The GMAT exam is used by more than 4,600 programs in 1,900 schools in 2009.

The article reports on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Mobile Test Center. The 1,000th person to test on the mobile test center was David Minnick who took the GMAT exam at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida on April 15, 2009. The mobile test center is a former metro bus customized with six computer testing stations, which increased access to the exam.

The article reports on the Next Generation GMAT, an innovative approach to the General Management Admission Test (GMAT) taken by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to be completed in 2013. Advances in testing technology and science will be utilized by the Next Generation GMAT to provider more precise measures of skills. The three phases of developing the exam include skills research and pilot testing.