This is a great question, whether you’ve taken the old GRE or are just embarking on your GRE journey. The short answer is that the new GRE is still adaptive, but in a very different way.
The Adaptive Nature of the Revised GRE
On the old GRE, the test adapted within each section. The computer would assume that every test taker was equal and would start with a mid-range question. If the test taker answered a few questions correctly, the test would become progressively difficult. And if the test taker answered the questions incorrectly, the test would become easier.
The old GRE algorithm is slightly more nuanced than this, but really the details, at this point, are moot. We only care about the revised GRE. [click to continue…]
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