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Download full textLewis, Michael; McGurk, Harry – 1972
Infant intelligence from birth until the age of two was measured to determine the usefulness of infant intelligence tests. Twenty infants were tested regularly over the two-year period. Results showed neither simplex nor other long-term patterns of interrelationship among the infant intelligence scores obtained. The study concludes that the…
Descriptors: Infants, Intelligence Tests, Intervention, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedTanner, Barry A.; Stacy, Webb, Jr. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
A validity scale for the Sharp Consumer Satisfaction Scale was developed and used in experiments to assess patients' satisfaction with community mental health centers. The scale discriminated between clients who offered suggestions and those who did not. It also improved researcher's ability to predict true scores from obtained scores. (DWH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. – 1996
The American College Testing Program (ACT) routinely evaluates the fit of its tests to the curriculum of high schools nationwide to ensure that what is being assessed reflects what is being taught as necessary for college success. This report describes the steps ACT has taken to ensure that the content foundations of the ACT Assessment Mathematics…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Evaluation Criteria, High Schools
Fleming, Dan B. – 1974
In this paper, the author reviews a number of criticisms that have been made of the use of standardized tests in the social studies and reviews 11 general, skills, and discipline-oriented standardized tests for social studies. Standardized tests evaluating the results of the new social studies courses are open to criticism on the basis of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, National Competency Tests, Predictive Measurement
McCandless, Sam A. – 1967
This paper traces the history of the College Entrance Examination Board from its beginnings through its operations in 1966. Using materials drawn from various published and unpublished sources both of the Board and of the Educational Testing Service, summary accounts of objectives, formats, manner of administration, scoring, and critical…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, College Admission
1975
The 62 papers presented at the 1975 conference of the Military Testing Association cover almost all areas of military and occupational assessment and evaluation, and are arranged in 19 "common subject-matter groupings": Symposium (on Aptitude Testing), Training Extension Courses, Computerized Testing, Task Validation and Qualification…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction
