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THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS MATERIAL ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TESTING AND MEASUREMENT. APPROXIMATELY 80 UNANNOTATED REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED TO DOCUMENTS DATING FROM 1960 TO 1966. JOURNALS, BOOKS, AND REPORT MATERIALS ARE LISTED. SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDED ARE SCHOOL READINESS, CRITERION MEASURES, LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS, PERSONALITY MEASUREMENT, STATISTICAL…

The speaker addresses two areas of concern about purpose in education: the purposes of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) and some promising projects it is engaged in, and the broader question of the purpose of education. Three projects that the CEEB is engaged in that show promise are the establishment of performance evaluations that…

Though domain-oriented and norm-referenced tests are appropriate for some situations, objective-oriented and criterion-referenced tests must be used to gather additional information. Objectives for such tests must include a statement of the desired performance, the test conditions, and the standards of acceptance. When tests are constructed the…

An index that reflects the accuracy of selection associated with a predictive validity of "r" is presented. Based on Sheppard's thoerem on median dichotomies, it is a measure of improvement over chance assignment to "accept" (or "reject"). Because the index is a measure of the accuracy of this assignment, rather than…

Significant cheating occurred in the group who had initially been successful, but then failed; suggesting that failure following initial success may be more repugnant than failure following initial failure. (Author/DEP)

Four ways in which instructional media can contribute to education through its measurement and evaluation capabilities are suggested. (Author/STS)

Current methods for obtaining reliability indices for mastery tests can be laborious. This paper offers practitioners tables from which agreement and kappa coefficients can be read directly and provides criterion for acceptable values of agreement and kappa coefficients. (TJH)

Testing and evaluation should measure learning as well as achievement of the objectives of the instructor. They should provide feedback for the improvement of the evaluation process and allow students to demonstrate that they have met course objectives. (JOW)

A procedure is described that uses operant conditioning principles to shape earphone wearing in block-dropping play audiometry. Vibrotactile stimulation is used as the first step in testing difficult-to-test children. (Author/CL)

An overview of key features of the Kaufman Assessment Battery (K-ABC) for Children and a history of its development are presented. The discussion covers administration and scoring, standardization, reliability, validity, and educational translation. Some early postpublication research is presented, and conclusions about the possible impact of the…

Urges that less emphasis be placed on speed and neatness in the teaching of writing. (DD)

A sense mark card was designed to facilitate the computer scoring of medical examinations. (JY)

This digest highlights the rules or best practices that should be followed by educators in evaluating, selecting, and using technology-delivered assessments. The guidelines adhere to existing professional standards and are presented in checklist form so that educators can determine if the use of technology for their assessment programs are of…