The “10th Generation GMAT” exam is starting to take shape—with a helping hand from business faculty worldwide.
The Graduate Management Admission Council has completed a faculty survey in which 750 business faculty from across the globe and a vast variety of programs reviewed and rated specific academic skills that 21st century students will need to succeed in business studies. This major redesign of the GMAT is expected to be ready to replace the current edition by 2013.
“The survey response from faculty at graduate management programs around the world has been overwhelming,” says Ashok Sarathy, GMAC Vice President: GMAT Program. “This survey helps us refine the measurement of skills on the GMAT and continue to make the exam entirely relevant for business school admissions.”
“I have been impressed by the efforts of GMAC to listen to the opinions of business school faculty members when it comes to what skills are most important and useful to test on the GMAT,” says Peter Klibanoff, associate professor of managerial economics and decision sciences at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. “The GMAT is designed for one market, business schools,” he continued, “and GMAC is rightly interested in having business school faculty shape the continued evolution of the exam.”
The latest generation GMAT seeks to build on the current strengths of the exam while taking advantage of advances in technology and graduate business education. The 10th version will introduce new ways of presenting questions and responding, with a higher emphasis on having test takers arrive at their solutions rather than simply selecting the correct answers. New question types are also being considered for the 10th edition.
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