Evaluates the validity of the test used to place students in the comprehension-based courses offered by the Second Language Institute of the University of Ottawa. The test is described in the context of the target student population and the comprehension-based courses. Different factors of evaluating the concurrent and predictive validity were…

A study of the usefulness of the Anticipated Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire found it to be reliable and predictably related to a variety of pre- and postmatriculation self-report student data and real-life student behaviors. Uses of the instrument in high school and college are considered. (Author/MSE)

Attempts to improve a set of patient assault vignettes for a simulation by developing and testing a control version of the vignettes and exploring additional question and alternative scoring procedures. Influences of victim gender and assault severity are examined for 58 neuropsychiatric hospital nurses and 12 mental health experts. (SLD)

Preliminary evidence supports the construct validity of two versions of the Simulation of Interactive Decision Making (group tests of interactive teaching competencies that simulate classroom decision making processes more realistically than traditional tests). Evidence of construct validity reflects differences among subjects with various amounts…

Reviews findings on the predictive validity of psychometric tests of intelligence. Concludes that conventional tests of intelligence can be useful but only if they are interpreted very carefully, taking into account the factors that can affect them, and in conjunction with other measures. (Author)

Objective: This study examined the cross-ethnic measurement equivalence of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC) using a sample of 562 African American and 692 White children. Method: A prospective, two-panel survey design was used in this study. Baseline and 6-month follow-up data were used to conduct analyses of the reliability and…

Many couples suffer a decline in marital satisfaction over the transition to parenthood. Previous research indicated that a couple's relational efficacy (a measure of a couple's belief in their ability to solve problems) before the birth of their first child was one of the strongest predictors of their marital satisfaction after the birth. This…

APTITUDE MATURATION RESEARCH COMPLETED IN 1959 MADE IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THE USE OF THE GENERAL APTITUDE TEST BATTERY (GATB) TO EDUCATIONAL VOCATIONAL COUNSELING OF NINTH AND 10TH GRADERS. IN AN EFFORT TO EXTEND ITS USE FURTHER, THIS STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE OCCUPATIONAL TEST NORMS VALIDATED ON ADULT SAMPLES PREDICT THE…

Because grades are the chief means used by college officials and employers to evaluate college performance, their relation to future achievement is significant. Forty-six studies concerned with this relationship were reviewed. The studies were divided into 8 categories--business, teaching, engineering, medicine, scientific research, miscellaneous…

To assess validity of the human figure drawing test (HFD) as a predictor of test anxiety, 27 HFD scoring indices were developed, yielding a total HFD score, cautiousness subscale, and poor-planning subscale. The sample of 57 girls and 76 boys chosen at random from grades 5 and 6 of a suburban upper-middle class school, completed HFD tests, a…

A study was made to compare early respondents with late respondents and with non-respondents, using data collected from a study of 1,186 adult borrowers of two public libraries. Usable information was collected from 718 respondents either by one or more telephone calls or by a postcard sent first or when there was no answer by telephone. The…

In this bulletin are an article, "Restriction of Range: Questions and Answers" BY Alan S. Kaufman and book reviews. Answers to the following questions are given in the article: What exactly is meant by "restriction of range"?; What effect does it have?; Why are correlation coefficients lower for restricted than for widespread…

Presents an accumulation model of learning in which incorrect response tendencies remain constant and correct response tendencies increase with practice. This model contrasts with the traditional replacement model in which correct response tendencies replace incorrect ones. The two models are compared in their ability to describe and predict…

This paper is written to propose and describe a set of four criteria for the empirical evaluation of psychiatric classification. (Author)