The capability of the DIMTEST statistical test to assess essential dimensionality of the model underlying item responses of real tests as opposed to simulated tests was investigated. A variety of real test data from difference sources was used to assess essential dimensionality. Based on DIMTEST results, some test data are assessed as fitting an…

This survey examined the test use practices of counselors who belong to either or both of two divisions of the American Association for Counseling and Development: the American School Counselors Association, and the Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. A questionnaire covering test use patterns, test…

First-grade children of average or above intelligence who did not evidence visual perceptual dysfunction were administered a series of visual perceptual tasks. Results indicated considerable method of measurement influence upon task performance. Implications of the results for both researchers and practitioners are discussed. (Author)

The fact sheet focuses on considerations when testing adaptations are needed, provides some facts about disability, and identifies a variety of adaptations of testing procedures which have been developed and successfully used in schools, vocational training programs, and on college campuses. Testing adaptations are discussed in terms of disability…

The paper examines use of a children's revision of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB-CR) for three aspects of neuropsychologic assessment in children: the absence or presence of learning disability (LD), patterns in dysfunction, and rehabilitation potential and strategies. A review of research covers the use of the battery in the…

The manual describes seven tools for use in screening and assessing the developmentally disabled infant and young child in the home. Instruments are said to have met four criteria (easy adaptation to the home setting, minimum training required to administer, speed of administration, and minimum equipment needed). Five categories of information are…

The annotated bibliography lists approximately 100 resources (1962-82) on identification of gifted students. The research studies and conceptual papers were chosen because they represent a cross section of procedures and uses of identification instruments. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author's last name and include information on title,…

These proceedings include four papers on the status of evaluation Michael Scriven ("Evaluation: The State of the Science") examines the general picture of evaluation, identifies a number of trends in the field, and presents several new evaluation concepts. Included are discussions of "responsibility evaluation,""value…

The challenge examination covers content, communication abilities, medications, and nursing procedure demonstrations. This approach provides both the equivalency testing necessary to equate past learning with material covered in a particular course. (MW)

Discussed are the purposes of testing, the construction of different types of test items, grading, and statistical analysis of test scores. (JP)

Intended for mental health professionals who evaluate hearing impaired children and adolescents, the paper discusses issues of general concern. Areas touched upon include psychological and sociological effects from the hearing impaired subculture, complicating medical and physical disorders, and modification of assessment devices to remove the…

The author traces reasons to support his contention that the state of the art in assessing learning disabled students is not good. Among issues examined are the following: use of tests for purposes other than those for which they were intended; technical adequacy of currently used tests (standardization, reliability, validity); the use of deficit…

An efficiency model and a performance function are presented in this technical report. The efficiency model has been tailored to the needs of an information retrieval system while remaining consistent with established economic procedures. The performance function allows for the comparison of several information retrieval systems. A sample…

The author stresses that diagnosis is desirable only when it leads to special education intervention. Diagnosis in a service vacuum is seen to be unnecessary and frustrating for parents and teachers of handicapped children. It is also emphasized that assessment of intraindividual differences is more valuable than that of interindividual…