Campus Units
Psychology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
10-14-2020
Journal or Book Title
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
DOI
10.1111/ijsa.12312
Abstract
Prior research experience is widely considered by graduate school admissions committees in the United States of America. Here, we use meta‐analytic methods and data from 18 unique samples and a total sample size of 3,525 students to shed light on the validity of prior research experience as a predictor of graduate school performance. Prior research experience was largely unrelated to academic performance (ρ = .01, k = 8, N = 1,419), degree attainment (ρ = .05, k = 3, N = 140), professional/practice performance (ρ = .06, k = 4, N = 1,120), and publication performance (ρ = .11, k = 7, N = 1,094). We also discuss whether consideration of prior research experience may unfairly disadvantage the students with lower levels of SES, students with childcare or eldercare responsibilities, and students from institutions at which research opportunities are limited.
Copyright Owner
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Miller, Anthony J.; Crede, Marcus; and Sotola, Lukas K., "Should research experience be used for selection into graduate school: A discussion and meta‐analytic synthesis of the available evidence" (2020). Psychology Publications. 119.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/psychology_pubs/119
Included in
Cognition and Perception Commons, Comparative Psychology Commons, Human Factors Psychology Commons, School Psychology Commons, Theory and Philosophy Commons
Comments
This accepted article is published as Miller, A., Crede, M., Sotola, L.K., Should research experience be used for selection into graduate school: A discussion and meta‐analytic synthesis of the available evidence. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Oct 14 2020. Early View; doi: 10.1111/ijsa.12312. Posted with permission.