Evaluates the practicability of the Singer Eyeball Estimate of Readability (SEER) techniques with 32 college students. Reveals that only two of the students met SEER's criterion for being considered acceptable judges. Concludes that the criterion is overly stringent and proposes a revised criterion designed to make the SEER technique more…

This review of issues about correcting for attenuation concludes that the basic difficulty lies in being able to identify and equate sources of variance in estimates of validity and reliability. Recommendations are proposed for cautious use of correction for attenuation. (Author/CM)

Examines the dimensions underlying the applied problem-solving process and describes the development of a problem-solving instrument based on factor-analysis results. Delineates initial reliability and validity estimates of the instrument. Discusses future research implications and provides a research instrument easily administered and scored.…

Examined the reliability and predictive validity of the WISC-R with Navajo children (N=40). Internal consistency reliability estimates of WISC-R subtests as well as composites were found to be low for the Navajo subjects. The predictive validity of the WISC-R IQ scales was similarly found to be very low. (Author)

Reliability, factorial complexity, and predictive validity of the Test of Syntactic Abilities Screening Test were determined from the responses of mildly hearing impaired, severely hearing impaired, and profoundly deaf students. Results showed that the test was unifactorial. Use of the total score to discriminate among students is justified.…

Discusses research in creativity with particular emphasis on the problems encountered in assessing creativity from a life-span developmental framework. Alternative developmental models and measures are discussed as future research recommendations for the assessment of life-span creativity. (Author/RH)

In the debate concerning psychological testing and reliability/validity issues, one issue which has had implications for the examinee is card or task rejection. Card rejection on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Picture Arrangement subtest attracted considerable attention. Picture Arrangement is not commonly a disturbing task. Assessment…

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was designed to assess the frequency and intensity of perceived burnout among persons in the helping professions in general. Analyzing emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment, and depersonalization (with depersonalization separated into job related and student related factors), this paper gives…

Lists six problems related to descriptive data and to factor analysis performed in a previous research study reported in this journal. Includes the authors' response to the suggested weaknesses of their study. (JN)

Compares direct and indirect writing assessment strategies and contrasts them in terms of the relationship each has to specific classroom decision-making situations, the components of writing assessed, practical testing matters, characteristics of test exercises, test scoring procedures, and procedures for determining test quality. (HOD)

Tested the Life Satisfaction Index-A for validity and reliability using a sample of 240 Black elderly. The study failed to support the existence of five dimensions that were supposed to form the life satisfaction scale, but the scale was highly reliable in measuring life satisfaction among Black elderly. (Author/JAC)

Graduate and undergraduate students participated in the development of a Likert-type rating scale designed to measure teachers' attitudes toward educational research. Preliminary research supported the instrument's reliability and validity. It can also be used to measure attitude change and to improve educational research courses. (GDC)

A description of the development and construct validity of two forms of the Iowa Social Competency Scale-Preschool, an instrument for assessment of typical behavior of preschool-age children as they function within a family setting, is provided. A combined form of the test requires further research. (Author/AL)

Reviews the development of the Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS), designed to assess one's level of satisfaction toward his/her own marriage. Research results indicate that the instrument has very high internal consistency, sufficient test-retest reliability and validity, and a low degree of contamination with social desirability. (Author)

Examines objectivity as a criterion for excellency in language tests through a critical presentation of the characteristics of objective tests. This examination leads to a discussion of what the best approach to testing language might be, endorsing a combination of integrative and objective techniques. (Author/MES)