A procedure was presented that would allow true estimates of the effectiveness of intervention programs when the WPPSI is used as the evaluative measure. (Author)

The hypothesis that specific characteristics would differentially influence Ss' scoring on trait and state anxiety scales was supported, but no support for a hypothesized relationship between operation of demand characteristics and systematic changes in the correlations between anxiety scales and academic performance was found. The implications of…

In a humorous question-response fashion, the author discusses issues related to the assessment of learning disabled adolescents, including involving students in conferences, conducting language tests, solving testing problems in rural districts, and involving parents in the assessment process. (CL)

The study involving 28 learning disabled (LD) elementary students developed and field-tested a microcomputer version of the Test of Written Spelling (TWS) to determine if examiner time and scoring errors could be reduced. Results supported the supposition that a computerized version of the TWS is advantageous for use with LD students. (SB)

The moral of this fable is that the inevitable clash between standard measurement techniques and innovative approaches to evaluation and measurement must be resolved in a manner which is relevant to the problem under study. (GDC)

A 40-item speech/sound discrimination test was administered to 158 children (6 to 9 years old) to assess the effects of socioeconomic level and administrative mode, oral or tape, on auditory discrimination ability. Results indicated a model of administration effect, age effect, and an interaction between age and socioeconomic level. (Author)

The article outlines and illustrates some methods a classroom teacher can use to modify final exams to better meet the needs of mainstreamed secondary learning disabled students. (SB)

Concern with performance assessment in key areas of curriculum in British and Welsh schools has prompted the development of instruments for measuring Welsh language skills. An account is given of the preparation of tests to assess the language skills of students with Welsh as a first language and as a second language. (PJM)

Reports on an examination of three types of cloze tests developed from a fiction and a nonfiction passage to see if such tests showed promise for use in a pre/posttesting paradigm for investigating the acquisition of information from texts by reading. (Author/HOD)

Preservice and inservice teacher education programs should incorporate the teaching of test wiseness in their curricula. (CMJ)

A computer-assisted examination program, written in TUTOR for PLATO IV at the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine, is discussed. The system is automated from the scheduling and delivery of basic medical examinations to the analysis of student performance data. (RAO)

A test theory model based on the Thurstone judgmental model is described. By restricting various parameters of the model, 3 Rasch models, 2 pseudo-Rasch models, 3 two-parameter models, and a Weber's Law model are derived. (Author/CTM)

Questions the effects of tests on children, teachers, school districts, and parents. Advocates a redefinition of current testing practices. (CM)

Two reinforcement techniques were compared to determine their relative effectiveness in motivating improved science test performance in a fourth-grade classroom. The first technique, using a backup reinforcer, was effective in decreasing error rate of the class. The second simplified technique, without a backup reinforcer, was equally effective.…

This article reviews a survey of selected American and Canadian universities in an attempt to determine what policies are being followed in regard to human research and exercise stress testing. (JMF)