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Components of a
GRE® Test Preparation Workshop
Considerations in Developing a
GRE® Test Preparation Workshop
• When to have the workshop during the year
• The number of sessions you will have and how long each session
will be
• Who will teach the sessions
• Whether you will charge a fee for the workshop
• What the balance of content will be in the workshop
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Components of a GRE® Test Preparation
Workshop
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Demystification/motivation
Familiarization
Baseline measurement
Skill building
– Verbal Reasoning
– Quantitative Reasoning
– Analytical Writing
5. Evaluating progress/sending them off
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1. Demystification/Motivation
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Anxiety aids
Reduce fear
Look at schools’ score ranges.
Invite students who have previously taken the test to speak to the
group about how they prepared and what the test was like.
• Play games with test questions.
• Remind that test scores are only one factor in admissions decisions.
• Do homework on graduate programs – encourage students to apply
to the range of schools with the best fit.
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2. Familiarization
• Review:
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GRE® tests
Policies and procedures
Tips and strategies
Practice questions
• Available resources:
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GRE® Registration & Information Bulletin
www.ets.org/gre
www.takethegre.com
GRE® page on Facebook®
GRE® Math Conventions
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3. Baseline Measurement
• Practice test 1 in POWERPREP® II software
• Practice test 1 in The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test,
2nd edition
• ScoreItNow!TM Online Writing Practice
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4. Skill Building: Verbal Reasoning
• Work on the following skills:
– Reading comprehension
– Vocabulary
• Available GRE® resources:
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Test prep section of the GRE® website
POWERPREP® II software
The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2nd edition
Official GRE® Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1
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4. Skill Building: Quantitative Reasoning
• Work on skills:
– Arithmetic
– Algebra
– Geometry
– Data analysis/Data interpretation
• Available GRE® resources:
– GRE® Math Review
– Test prep section of the GRE® website
– POWERPREP® II software
– The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2nd edition
– Official GRE® Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1
– GRE® Math Conventions
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4. Skill Building: Analytical Writing
• Work on skills:
– Critical thinking
– Analytical writing
• Available GRE® resources:
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Test prep section of the GRE® website
POWERPREP® II software
The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General Test, 2nd edition
ScoreItNow!TM Online Writing Practice or Criterion
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5. Sending Them Off/Evaluating
Progress
• Practice test 2 in POWERPREP® II software
• Practice test 2 in The Official Guide to the GRE® revised General
Test, 2nd edition
• Look at scores of past students over time
• Pre- and post-evaluation of test prep workshop
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