A statistical test for cheating is developed. The case of a single examinee who has taken parallel forms of the same selection test on three occasions, obtaining scores x, y, z, is used to illustrate the development. It is assumed that each score is normally distributed with the same known variance, that is, the variance of the errors of…

This article lists a series of ten defects that account for most of the inaccuracies in achievement tests. (Author/AM)

The study was designed to develop a greater understanding of how test preparation practices/activities have changed in a state with an established testing program that has recently begun to use test scores for school-level accountability purposes. Teachers within 24 public high schools completed a questionnaire related to the use of test…

Discusses the testing and research projects conducted by the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey. (PG)

The implication of the study suggests that a school psychologist would be well advised to arrange the testing session well in advance of the actual test administration for young children, particularly if an assessment of intellectual capacity is planned. (Author)

In the present study, three MMPI scales were developed to differentiate brain-damaged and schizophrenic males. The results indicated that the scales differentiated male organics from schizophrenics but were of dubious value among female populations. (Author)

The authors describe a project which explores the potential of video tape presentations as a substitute for the standard paper-and-pencil test format in the hope that the "videotape presentation might open new prospects for truly 'equalizing' testing." (Authors/AK)

In a replication of a recent study by Masling and Harris, with a different set of Es and a different patient population, no statistically significant evidence was found that male Es respond differentially when administering the TAT to male and female Ss. (Author)

The present study was aimed at developing a method for the transformation of Bender performance into scaled score equivalents and at testing the validity of such scaled score equivalents. The use of scaled scores permits a more direct comparison between Bender performance and performance on measures of intellectual ability. (Author)

It was hypothesized that WISC subtests lend themselves to highly objective scoring and therefore ratings would be highly comparable. Results revealed discrepancies between raters. (Author)

Six modifications of minimum competency tests were found to enhance performance of 345 learning disabled third graders. Modifications included administering fewer subsections of the test per session, grouping similar skill items in sequential order of difficulty, and using symbols to organize the flow of items within the test. (CL)

Suggestions and recommendations are made for using the Perkins-Binet Tests of Intelligence for the Blind for low vision and blind children. Suggestions cover such aspects as organization and preparation prior to administration and scoring. (CL)