In examining images of the 1950s fictional teacher, scholars have discussed gender roles and stereotypes, but media analysis generally focuses on sociological and political trends, such as the Cold War and the cultural construction of meaning through audience reception. Television and film studies also include attention to teaching media literacy…

This paper critically reviews methods of pupil assessment at the beginning, during and at the end of the second cycle of secondary education. It notes a trend towards more global assessment based on a mixture of external and internal, periodic and terminal, subjective and objective tests. (Editor)

Found that scores of MPDs obtained in groups did not differ from MPD scores obtained individually. Results suggest that individual norms may be utilized for scores in the group administration of the MPD, although replication with a larger sample is required to confirm the results. (Author/PC)

Presents rationale to reject claims that intelligence tests validly measure intellectual ability and predict school achievement. (DW)

Psychological testing has played a major role in the American Psychological Association (APA) because testing and assessment are important aspects of what psychologists do; tests assist psychologists in diagnosis and treatment. From its earliest years, APA has had one or more committees concerned with testing. The present Committee on…

The theory and purpose underlying R. Feuerstein's Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) is reviewed, and implications for deaf education considered. It is argued that LPAD use will enhance: (1) assessment of deaf children from non-standard American backgrounds; (2) incorporation of assessment results into educational programming; and (3) the…

Described is a method for obtaining an oblique simple structure in which primary axes are principal axes of homogeneous subsets of test variables. Examples of its application in R and Q-type analyses are presented. (Author)

Describes the examination of the effectiveness of oral vs. written testing in an undergraduate psychology course that was taught by the Keller method of instruction. (Editor)

The effect of humor in the classroom was explored by comparing the performance of third and fifth grade students who worked on a humorous test with that of students who worked on a nonhumorous test. Humor depressed third graders' performance but had positive and negative effects on fifth graders' performance. (Author)

An analysis of the content, process, and purposes of common evaluation practices has revealed ten specific dehumanizing effects on participating students and educators. More humanistic, alternative evaluation practices have been suggested for each. (Author/BJG)

AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CAMPUS AT FORT WAYNE, 171 FRESHMAN STUDIED A UNIT ON "STIMULUS AND RESPONSE" IN A MODIFIED FORM OF THE PROGRAMING STYLE CALLED "CONVERSATIONAL CHAINING," IN WHICH THE ONLY RESPONSE CONFIRMATION IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE NEXT FRAME IN THE PROGRAM. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EMPHASIS SUCH AS CAPITALIZATION, BUT ALWAYS AN…

Regulations and procedures for the operation of the Virginia General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program are provided. The GED is a means for measuring an individual's educational competency, particularly the major generalizations, ideas, and intellectual skills that are the outcome of four years of high school instruction. Emphasis is…

Certain modifications of a conventional test are proposed which force the item difficulty level to adjust automatically to the ability level of the examinee. The modified test is called a flexilevel test. Although different examinees take different sets of items, the scoring method provides comparable scores for all. Furthermore, the test is…

A need exists for the National Institute of Education (NIE) to extend the range of its concern with measurement into a number of new areas. While the measurement of basic cognitive abilities is well-advanced, accurate measures of affective and higher-order cognitive abilities are not generally available. Measurement could also be extended into…