The purpose of this report is to identify the most prominent issues in U.S. higher education and to develop strategic research plans to address the issues that are most relevant to ETS's capabilities in measurement and assessment through the ETS's higher education research initiative. In the United States, issues related to higher education such…

Explores three issues to consider regarding statewide standardized tests in higher education: (1) existing statewide testing programs differ markedly from one another in nature and objectives, and it's important to know specifically how and why; (2) a range of substantial implementation issues will be present; and (3) there are promising…

This document describes the breadth of the research that the ETS (Educational Testing Service) Research & Development division is conducting in 2010. This portfolio will be updated in early 2011 to reflect changes to existing projects and new projects that were added after this document was completed. The research described in this portfolio falls…

The author, a former employee of the Educational Testing Service, criticizes that organization for having a stranglehold on American education through its monopoly in admissions testing. He claims that ETS has little concern for consumers. (Author/SJL)

Gives excerpts from a proposal developed at the University of Toronto regarding a testing program and how it might be used in specifying admissions criteria for incoming students. (BP)

This paper briefly summarizes the findings from a national survey for the Measurement Services Association (MSA) of testing and measurement offices regarding their organizational characteristics and their activities and services. Questionnaires were mailed to all testing offices (n=146) at colleges and universities on the MSA Newsletter mailing…

The Report of the President forms the major portion of the 1968-1969 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM. In his report, President Fred R. Harcleroad first comments on the 3 objectives of the American College Testing (ACT) Corporation, and then goes on to discuss 9 social trends presently affecting American higher education.…

Describes a program to certify state and district judges of high school debate tournaments. Covers constructing the written test, evaluating the ballot test, implementing certification, and assessing the program. (PD)

Background information about the first mathematics examinations given at Harvard in the academic year 1854-55 is given. The two instructors, Pierce and Eliot, responsible for the innovation are discussed. (MK)

Discusses how, as the College Board prepares to make changes in the SAT, experts debate how fair the new exam will be. (EV)

The association of anxiety and medical students' performance on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Part I Examination was investigated. The Debilitating Anxiety Scale was completed by 62 second-year medical students before taking the NBME Examination. Debilitating test anxiety has been described as anxiety that interferes with test…

The president of the Educational Testing Service gives a history and an overview of the organization. (IRT)

Details some of the advantages provided by a testing service that evaluates student writing. (NKA)

The attempt by D.Edwards and C. B. Cummings to adjust state mean Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores for differential participation rates with a "fuzzy truncation model" satisfies three criteria the authors previously defined but falls short for two. Omission of sensitivity studies mars the otherwise exemplary study. (SLD)