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Psychology Department
Elliott Hall
My colleagues and I focus on understanding what makes people successful at school and at work. To date my most visible research has examined the predictive power of a number of standardized tests that are used for admissions decisions. My colleagues and I have conducted large-scale meta-analyses of the validity of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) and the SAT, as well as high school and college grade point averages. We have investigated the validity of these tests for different aspects of academic performance in an effort to examine performance beyond grade point averages. We have found overwhelming evidence that these measures are related to important aspects of student success. Our current research is attempting to expand our understanding of non-cognitive predictors of student success including study skills, personality, and interests.
Our research on predictors is supported by efforts to create taxonomies of the major dimensions of student performance in college and graduate school. Performance in graduate school or on the job is not one thing. Performance is the function of many complex sets of behaviors. A more complete understanding of what constitutes effective work or school performance can only be obtained by measuring different aspects of performance. Creating broad taxonomies of performance behaviors is a good place to start understanding performance and the individual difference characteristics that determine effective performance.
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Many of the projects underway or completed in the Individual Differences Research Lab are or have been supported by the following agencies:
The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC)
Kuncel, N. R., Credé, M., & Thomas, L. L. (2005). The reliability of self-reported grade point averages, class ranks, and test scores. Review of Educational Research, 75, 63-87.
Kuncel, N. R., & Klieger, D. M. (under review). Application Patterns When Applicants Know the Odds: Implications for Selection Research and Practice.
Kuncel, N. R., Credé, M., & Thomas, L. L. (under review). A comprehensive meta-analysis of the predictive validity of the Graduate Management Admission Test and undergraduate grade point average.
Kuncel, N. R., & Tellegen, A. (under review). The measurement of the social desirability of items: A conceptual and empirical reexamination.
Thomas, L. L., Kuncel, N. R., & Crede, M. (under review). Non-cognitive predictors of academic performance: The case of the Non-Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ).
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Kuncel, N. R., Crede, M., Thomas, L. L., Klieger, D. M., Seiler, S. N., & Woo, S. E. (2004, May). A meta-analysis of the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) and grade predictors of pharmacy student success. Poster paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
Kuncel, N. R., Hezlett, S. A., & Campbell, J. P. (2004, May). Toward a solution of the criterion problem in academic performance research. In N. R. Kuncel (Chair), Advances in the prediction and measurement of academic performance. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
Kuncel, N. R., Crede, M., & Thomas, L. L. (2004, August). The validity of the GMAT: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA.
Thomas, L. L., Kuncel, N. R., & Crede, M. (2004, May). The validity of the NCQ for student performance: A meta-analysis. In N. R. Kuncel (Chair), Advances in the prediction and measurement of academic performance. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
Kuncel, N. R., Crede, M., & Thomas, L. L. (2004, April). The validity of the GMAT: A meta-analysis. Poster paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Kuncel, N. R., Crede, M., & Thomas, L. L. (2004, April). The reliability of self-reported grade point averages, class ranks, and test scores: A meta-analysis. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Diego, CA.
Univ. of Minn.-Twin Cities graduate program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Univ. of Minn.-Twin Cities Department of Psychology
Univ. of Minn.-Twin Cities Main University Page
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
American Psychological Society (APS)
Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC)
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
Nathan R. Kuncel, Ph.D.
For the Fall 2005 Semester:
Department of Psychology
603 East Daniel Street
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL 61820
Email: nkuncel@uiuc.edu
If you are interested in a position as an undergraduate research assistant at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, you also may contact David Klieger (one of my graduate students) at klie0019@tc.umn.edu.
Research Lab Group
May 7, 2004
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Research Lab Group
Hard at Work
May 7, 2004
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Research Lab Group
Not So Hard at Work
May 7, 2004
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