Explains a nine-year research project involving beginning shorthand classes. (Editor)

This study indicates that first and second grade children are not able to use separate answer sheets adequately. Third graders perform as well with either separate answer sheets or test booklets. (AP)

It was hypothesized that one could predict the reliability of the shortened WAIS on the basis of the Spearman Brown formula, and that in testing, as in other fields, you get what you pay for. Results confirmed these hypotheses; a short form is not an adequate substitute for the full WAIS. (Author)

This article supports the use of sample tests as a preview for placement tests and final examinations in freshman mathematics. (JG)

A study of the relationships between the two inventories reveals many potential problems for counselors. Frequent inconsistencies and contradictions are found wherein like named scales appear to be measuring different things, while dissimilar scales often have strong positive relationships. The implications for counselors are discussed. (Author)

Data indicate that the Visual-Sequential Memory subtest of the ITPA and the Knox Cube Test measure different aspects of visual-sequential memory ability. (KW)

In a situation where cheating increases, the students most apt to become cheaters are those seated adjacent to identified cheaters. In all cases, cheaters tend to voluntarily seat themselves adjacent to one another rather than seating themselves adjacent to noncheaters. The voluntary isolation appears to persist even as cheating increases or…

The Runner Studies of Attitude Patterns, a personality inventory, was used as the criterion to determine construct validity of Sounds and Images and Onomatopoeia and Images, two tests of verbal originality. (KW)