A viewpoint on the need for field testing, the purposes and procedures of field testing, and what all this can mean to the media specialist." (Author)

Special education programs are often inadequate when judged by STate regulations and statutes, and State and Federal constitutions; a Boston case study supports this thesis. (LR)

The author advocates the construction of test items to measure whether the objectives of teaching have been attained and not to separate out pupils." (Author/AA)

Job application procedures, including the evaluation and selection of prospective employees, need to be improved. (CK)

Written remarks concerning an examination are presented. (DB)

The use of separate answer sheets on the reliability of measurement and the level of performance of 156 severely hearing impaired and deaf students, 8 to 10 years of age and older, was examined. Analyses revealed no differential impact attributable to the two modes upon reliability and level of performance. (Author/CL)

Research of V. A. Krutetskii on mathematics problem solving processes are considered for their implications for gifted programing. His findings are explained to stress qualitative differences in mathematically gifted students and inadequacy of standardized mathematics achievement tests. (CL)

The new seventh edition of the Stanford Achievement Test adapted for hearing impaired students incorporates such characteristics as separate reading and math booklets, printing of many of the items previously dictated, elimination or change of items found to be biased, an expanded norms table, and a flexible scoring system. (CL)

Measurement topics are reviwed to introduce special educators to current perspectives and terminology. The discussion is organized under the five important characteristics of a measuring instrument: objectivity, validity, reliability, comparability, and usability. A brief list of supplementary references is included for those who would like to…