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Peer reviewedBradley, Richard W. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Contends that tests were not used in counseling in the mid-20th century partially as a function of the prevailing view of what constituted science. Questions the 19th-century view of science regarding testing and then moves on to assert that the 21st-century application of tests with clients requires a substantial paradigm shift. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Counseling, Individual Differences, Models, Test Use
Peer reviewedGoldman, Leo – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Summarizes article written in 1972 which concluded that most counselors were not using standardized tests well, because of intrinsic limitations of the tests and insufficient technical competence among counselors. Discusses methods to remedy situation that could be taken by both test developers and counselors. (NB)
Descriptors: Competence, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications, Counselors
Peer reviewedLissitz, Robert W.; Schafer, William D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1993
Introduces special journal issue on policy-driven assessment in elementary and secondary schools by highlighting themes in the 13 articles in the issue and by posing questions related to new policies and testing practices that are being implemented in the schools. Also presents conjectures about state and national testing programs. (NB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, National Norms, Public Policy
Peer reviewedZytowski, Donald G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Reviews Leo Goldman's (1972) assertion of failed relationship between tests and counseling. Reviews seven suggestions made by Goldman to remedy situation and considers how they have affected the relationship between tests and counseling. Concludes that relationship remains intact, chiefly in the field of career counseling. (NB)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Competence, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications
Peer reviewedPrediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Responds to Goldman's (1972) article asserting failed relationship between tests and counseling. Describes basis for renewed relationship between tests and career counseling. Reviews reasons Goldman cited for failed testing-counseling relationship, then focuses on two of Goldman's major themes: problems with selection-oriented, prediction models…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Competence, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications
