GRASP Group for Research and Assessment of Student Potential

Publications

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Imus, A., Schmitt, N., Kim, B., Drzakowski, S., & Friede, A. (submitted to Journal of Applied Measurement). Differential item functioning in biodata: A theory driven approach to a priori predictions of gender- and race-related DIF.

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., Friede, A., Imus, A., & Merritt, S. (in press). Perceived Fit with an Academic Environment: Attitudinal and Behavioral Outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Kim, B. H., Schmitt, N., Imus, A. L., Oswald, F. L., Merritt, S. M., Friede, A. J., & Shivpuri, S. Interpreting Differential Functioning in a Situational Judgment Test: A Matter of Differential Access to Opportunities. Unpublished manuscript.

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., Kim, B. H., Imus, A., Drzakowski, S., Friede, A., & Shivpuri, S. (2007). The use of background and ability profiles to predict college student outcomes. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 165-180.

Schmitt, N. (in press). The interaction of neuroticism and gender and its impact on self-efficacy and performance. Human Performance.

Ramsay, L. J., Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., Kim, B. H., & Gillespie, M. A. (2006). The impact of situational context variables on responses to biodata and situational judgment inventory items. Psychology Science, 48(3), 268-287

Schmitt, N., & Oswald, F. L. (2006). The impact of corrections for faking on the validity of noncognitive measures in selection settings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 613-621.

Shivpuri, S., Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., & Kim, B. H. (2006). Individual differences in academic growth: Do they exist, and can we predict them? Journal of College Student Development, 47, 69-86.

Oswald, F. L., Friede, A. J., Schmitt, N., Kim, B. K., & Ramsay, L. J. (2005). Extending a practical method for developing alternate test forms using independent sets of items. Organizational Research Methods, 8, 149-164.

Oswald, F. L., Schmitt, N., Kim, B. H., Ramsay, L. J., & Gillespie, M. A. (2004). Developing a biodata measure and situational judgment inventory as predictors of college student performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 187-207.

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., Kim, B. H., Gillespie, M. A., & Ramsay, L. J. (2004). The impact of justice and self-serving bias explanations for the perceived fairness of different types of selection tests in college admissions. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 12, 160-171.

Schmitt, N., Gillespie, M., Kim, B., Manheim, L., Oswald, F., & Yoo, T. Y. (2003) Impact of elaboration on social desirability and the validity of Biodata Measures. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 979-989.

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., & Gillespie, M. A. (2005). Implications of broadening the performance domain for the prediction of academic success. In W. F. Camara and E. Kimmel (Eds.). Choosing students: Higher Education Admission Tools for the 21st Century (pp. 195-214). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

GRASP Buzz

The MSU Newsroom reports:

"MSU Researchers Go Beyond Test Scores and GPAs to Predict College Student Success"

The New York Times asks: (pdf)

"The SAT III?"

The APS Observer Writes:

"Looking Beyond the SAT: Psychological Research Examines the Merit and Future of the High-Stakes Test"

The State News reports:

"U department develops test for SAT"