Those in higher education field must improve methods of evaluating students instead of avoiding this responsibility as many teachers do. (IR)

This is a study of the relationship between specific college environments and student personalities. (Editor)

One in a series of nine articles in a section entitled, Electronic Computer Program and Accounting Machine Procedures."

One of the major theoretical and practical developments in testing is latent trait analysis and item response theory. This report provides a guide for practitioners in understanding, evaluating, and using these developments to meet their testing needs. (Author)

Two studies investigated the effects of administration modifications on subtest scaled scores of the Wechsler-Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Performance scale rated different groups of 57 severely/profoundly hearing-impaired children. Total communication was found to result in higher scores on all subtests in the genetic and…

Global achievement tests are best used for broad purposes (program evaluation) or purposes such as screening which will be followed up with more precise instruments. (SB)

Describes underlying concepts and current issues in communicative testing and illustrates application of these ideas by examining theoretical constructs, issues, and work done so far in relation to second language testing. (Author/BK)

Describes the results of a study which analyzed first-year psychology students' attitudes to notetaking, the number of words noted, and subsequent use of notes as related to test performance. Six references are listed. (CHC)

Total scores from a series of classroom examinations compared with the order in which students completed the tests showed a relationship between completion time and test score. The first half of the students to finish scored significantly higher than the last half. (DS)

Describes a study investigating the comparative effects of objective (multiple choice and true-false) and subjective (short answer essay) quiz items on student academic performance in a personalized system of instruction course. Results showed no substantial differences between the two experimental groups. (Author/CK)