Revised GRE几个容易误解的问题的澄清 

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新GRE即将开始，新东方新GRE培训课也讲了几轮，网络和讲座宣讲也进行了相当一段时间，但是，在课间答疑和课后看同学邮件时发现大家对于考试的一些理解依然有误区，所以，准备陆续将相关问题整理出来，以免大家在备考中走弯路，浪费时间。

 

资料参考自GRE官网：www.ets.ogr/gre和OG。

 

1.    Revised GRE只有机考，没有笔考。 

 

官方指南第一页：

The GRE revised General Test is offered on computer throughout the year on a continuous basis in the United States, Canada, and other regions of the world. Paper-based administrations are offered in areas of the world where computer-based testing is not available.

新GRE考试将在美国、加拿大以及世界其他地区提供全年的基于计算机的考试。在不能用计算机的地区，将提供纸笔考试。 

 

在官网（http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/international）最下面有一个链接：

Which Test Format Is Offered in My Location?

通过点击可以进入一个网页

http://www.ets.org/bin/getprogram.cgi?test=gre

 

这里可以通过查询自己的考试的地点，看到自己所在地方是改革后的笔考还是机考。

界面截图如下：

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比如：排在第一的Afghanistan就是有笔考的：

The paper-based GRE General Test is offered in the location you selected.

Beginning in August 2011, the paper-based GRE revised General Test will be offered in the location you selected.

 

选择China时，结果是

 

Prior to August 2011, the GRE General Test is offered as a split-test administration in the location you selected.

Beginning in August 2011, the computer-based GRE revised General Test will be offered in the location you selected.

也就是说，改革后的考试只有机考。

 

选择Hong Kong, Taiwan 结果完全相同。

 

2.    考试题目数量问题。

 

由于revised GRE有机考和笔考两者方式。除了考试媒介不同，两者之间有没有其他差别呢？

 

当然有。

 

第一，考试时间和频率不同。送分（查分）时间也不同。

（参考网页：http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/scores/get）

 

If you take the computer-based GRE® revised General Test between August and November, score reports will be issued according to the schedule below.

Computer-based revised General Test Dates	Approximate Score Report Mailing Dates and View Scores Online Dates
August 1, 2011 – September 8, 2011	November 8, 2011
September 9, 2011 – October 2, 2011	November 10, 2011
October 3, 2011 – October 15, 2011	November 17, 2011
October 16, 2011 – November 18, 2011	December 1, 2011
November 19, 2011 – November 28, 2011	December 8, 2011
November 29, 2011 or later	10 – 15 days after the test date

Score reporting for the computer-based test will return to the regular reporting period of 10 to 15 days for test administrations on and after November 29, 2011. The paper-based test will continue to be sent within six weeks after you take the test. Scores for both tests can also be viewed online or received via mail or by phone.

 

Paper-based GRE revised General Test

Official scores will be sent to you and the score recipients you designated within six weeks after you take the test.

Paper-based GRE revised General Test Dates	Approximate Score Report Mailing Dates View Scores Online
October 22, 2011	December 2, 2011
November 19, 2011	December 30, 2011
February 11, 2012	March 23, 2012

 

因为笔考送分慢（6周），如果想在分数送到之前自己查分，时间表如下，网页上还有电话，费用等信息。

 

Paper-based GRE revised General Test

Score reports from paper-based tests will be mailed approximately six weeks after the test date. To get scores sooner, call on or after the dates below. Scores earned between July 2006 and June 2011 are available at any time.

GRE revised General Test Date	Call On or After
October 22, 2011	November 21, 2011
November 19, 2011	December 19, 2011
February 11, 2012	March 12, 2012

 

第二，卷面题目数量和每个SECTION时间不尽相同。

OG第2，3页。

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 简单说，写作相同。而verbal reasoning 和quantitative reasoning部分，机考时间固定（30min）而题目数量不固定(约20个)，笔考卷面则时间（verbal reasoningà35min; quantitative reasoningà40min）和题目数量都固定。

 

 

3.    题目计分中到底有没有权重？

 

OG在第4页说，

Since no question carries greater weight than any other, do not waste time pondering individual questions you find extremely difficult or unfamiliar.

 

由于所有题目权重相同，所以不要花太多时间琢磨自己认为有困难或者不熟悉的题目。

 

而在OG第8页有下列说法：

针对Computer-based Test

The raw score is then converted to a scaled score through a process known as equating. The equating process accounts for minor variations in difficulty from test to test as well as differences in difficulty among individuals’ tests introduced by the section-level adaptation. Thus, a given scaled score reflects the same level of performance regardless of which section was administered and when the test was taken.

 

概括说，就是两个机考部分由于是section-level adaptation产生的差异，要进行加权微调。

 

针对Paper-based Test

The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning raw scores are then converted to scaled scores through a process known as equating. The equating process accounts for minor variations in difficulty among the different test editions. Thus, a given scaled score for a particular measure reflects the same level of performance regardless of which edition of the test was taken.

 

概括说，不同次考试题目难度之间的差异要通过加权微调来达到各次考试分数之间具有公平可比性。

 

两处说法是否矛盾呢？

不矛盾。

因为考试计分两步。

第一步：raw score，所谓原始分，也就是答对题目数量。

第二步：scaled score，所谓标准分（考生相对表现），考虑题目难易后均衡后得到的不同场次考生，做不同题目的考生之间的可以直接用数值相比得到考生水平的分数。

 

这两个说法是两个不同过程，由于放到不同地方，所以粗心的同学可能误读。