Effects of test order within Ayres Southern California test battery were studied in 5-, 6- and 7-year old children referred for perceptual motor evaluation.

In replying to Leo Goldman's charge that tests and counseling have failed to come help one another, the author argues that at least tests provide the counselor and student with information not ordinarily obtained in other ways. (Author/BY)

Presents the theoretical advantages of banks of test items from which tests with pre-determined characteristics can be constructed, with particular emphasis on the possibility of providing comparable achievement data concerning students from different schools without forcing all to take exactly the same test. Reviews some related literature. (AL)

This study attempts to investigate the incidence of test cheating under various situation conditions. The highest incidence of cheating occurred in groups under the combination of conditions of low probability of test success, low risk of detection, and high test importance. (Author)

Purpose of this study was to test a short version of the Stanford-Binet, Form L-M using a group covering a wide age and ability level in an attempt to reduce the time factor involved in administration of some of the S-B tests, without sacrificing the reported accuracy. (Author/CB)

A description of the in-basket test technique which simulates the problems of a specific management role and requires the examinee to handle these simulated problems as if he were actually on the job.'' (Author/AK)

The author takes issue with a previously published capsule study on predictability of college success. (BY)

Presents evidence that three distinct modes of performance can be identified in biology: analytic, constructive, and the practical. Describes a form of practical test in a laboratory setting that measures the practical mode, which cannot be measured by paper-and-pencil tests. (AL)

Analyzes how advanced level secondary school physics examinations are changing and by looking at the nature of this change, extrapolates into the future. (Author/PR)

California shares the national concern for the state of its educational system. The legislature of California has attempted to develop testing procedures that would accurately reflect the level of achievement of students in California schools. (CK)

Computers can be used to score tests in order to reduce the workload of the teacher. (CK)

Children with high grades in the spring will continue to rank high in the fall, whereas children with low grades and low intelligence do not retain as much during the summer months. (CK)