Editing Graduate Record Examinations (section)

=== 2011 revision ===
In 2006, ETS announced plans to make significant changes in the format of the GRE. Planned changes for the revised GRE included a longer testing time, a departure from computer-adaptive testing, a new grading scale, and an enhanced focus on reasoning skills and critical thinking for both the quantitative and qualitative sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=880&TYPE=GRE|title=Comparison Chart of GRE Changes|website=Princetonreview.com|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618012728/http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=880&TYPE=GRE|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 2, 2007, ETS announced the decision to cancel plans for revising the GRE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=e9e8b524b40b1110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=dd2d253b164f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD|title=ETS Home|website=Ets.org|access-date=April 2, 2007|archive-date=September 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923032608/http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=e9e8b524b40b1110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=dd2d253b164f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD|url-status=dead}}</ref> The announcement cited concerns over the ability to provide clear and equal access to the new test after the planned changes as an explanation for the cancellation. The ETS stated, however, that they did plan "to implement many of the planned test content improvements in the future", although specific details regarding those changes were not initially announced.

Changes to the GRE took effect on November 1, 2007, as ETS started to include new types of questions in the exam. The changes mostly centered on "fill in the blank" type answers for the mathematics section that requires the test-taker to fill in the blank directly, without being able to choose from a multiple choice list of answers. ETS announced  plans to introduce two of these new types of questions in each quantitative section, while the majority of questions would be presented in the regular format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=8fc9a1d64ffd3110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=bf8146f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD|title=ETS Home|website=Ets.org|access-date=September 19, 2007|archive-date=July 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723212717/http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=8fc9a1d64ffd3110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=bf8146f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Since January 2008, the Reading Comprehension within the verbal sections has been reformatted, passages' "line numbers will be replaced with highlighting when necessary in order to focus the test taker on specific information in the passage" to "help students more easily find the pertinent information in reading passages."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=fbf8d69b413f6110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=bf8146f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD |title=Revisions to the Computer-based GRE General Test in 2008 |access-date=2008-01-18 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822044424/http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.c988ba0e5dd572bada20bc47c3921509/?vgnextoid=fbf8d69b413f6110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=bf8146f1674f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD |archive-date=August 22, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In December 2009, ETS announced plans to move forward with significant revisions to the GRE in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/education/06gre.html|title=A New Look for Graduate Entrance Test|date=December 6, 2009|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Changes include a new 130–170 scoring scale, the elimination of certain question types such as antonyms and analogies, the addition of an online calculator, and the elimination of the CAT format of question-by-question adjustment, in favor of a section by section adjustment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general_institutions/|title=GRE Revised General Test: For Institutions|website=Ets.org|access-date=December 15, 2009|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026135008/https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general_institutions|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 1, 2011, the Revised GRE General test replaced General GRE test. The revised GRE is said to be better by design and provides a better test taking experience. The new types of questions in the revised format are intended to test the skills needed in graduate and business schools programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/faq/|title=GRE Revised General Test: Frequently Asked Questions|website=Ets.org}}</ref> From July 2012 onwards GRE announced an option for users to customize their scores called ScoreSelect.<ref>{{cite web|title=GRE Score Select |url=http://gre.learnhub.com/lesson/21133-gre-announces-scoreselect-option-july-2012-onwards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525092734/http://gre.learnhub.com/lesson/21133-gre-announces-scoreselect-option-july-2012-onwards |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>