Reports on five tests designed to determine if science curricula instills certain attitudes in science students that non-science students do not attain. Tests included appreciation of an experimental approach, manipulation of multivariate situations, fallacious arguments, contribution of chemistry to the community, and scientific approach. Science…

Describes a study of the validity of a multiple-choice test intended to pinpoint the manner in which a concept is misunderstood. (BR)

Provides some examples of science quizzes designed to stimulate student interest in outdoor education, animal lore, critical thinking, and an interdisciplinary approach to science. (PEB)

Presents rationale to support the contention that IQ tests are inadequate for Spanish-surnamed children because they do not use appropriate cultural and linguistic life experiences. (DW)

Some basic statistical concepts relevant to the teacher--mean scores, standard deviation, normal and skewed distributions, z scores, item analysis, standard error of measurement, reliability--and their use by the teacher are explained. (RM)

The overall objectives of six NSF-sponsored workshops for mathematics teachers in Illinois two-year colleges are defined. The first conference on articulation and related problems, and the second on testing are described. (SD)

This study was designed to determine if non-science majors who have a 1-hour teacher-structured review before each major test score higher than students who review by self-preparation. Four laboratory science classes in a junior college in Mississippi were randomly selected, with two classes assigned as the control group and two classes as the…

The purpose of this study was to determine views of administrators, school board members, teachers, parents, and children as they relate to the increased emphasis on testing children in the early grades. Survey instruments were developed with questions focusing on six areas of concern: (1) changing purposes of kindergarten and early childhood…

A computer program has been developed to assist users of DIAL-R (Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised), a widely used screening test, in the accurate scoring of young children's performance. In addition to print-out feedback for parents and teachers, the program generates suggested objectives for each child based on the…

Although the development of process skills has been accepted as being an important part of elementary school curricula in science and in other subjects, few valid and reliable tests exist for their assessment. Therefore, a test is currently being developed to assess these skills. It is designed to meet seven criteria (such as testing process…

A functional approach to the assessment of learning disabilities (LD) is proposed in the light of confusing and ambiguous guidelines for identifying students with LD. Problems in the current evaluation procedures include the concept that ability and achievement are separate dimensions of intellectual functioning and the potential for biased…

Two of the most popular methods for obtaining equal-interval scales for educational measurement are discussed: Thurstone's method and Item Response Theory (IRT). Between-grade growth on these scales is compared; while unstandardized differences show different trends for the two scales, standardized differences that take standard deviations into…

The paper describes the development and use of the Behavior Evaluation Scale (BES), an instrument designed to rate behavior problems for diagnosis, assist in developing individualized education programs (IEPs), document progress resulting from intervention, and collect data for research purposes. The uses of the BES in screening, diagnosis, IEP…

This handbook provides students at the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit Adult Education Center with information about the General Educational Development (GED) test, staff, alumni association, programs and services, and rules and regulations. It provides a summary of Adult Center programs, lists rules, and contains practical information on location,…

Pointing out that student testing in literature should take into account each school's philosophy concerning the literature curriculum, this digest explores the broad domain of literature study and looks at specific objectives and outcomes in literature testing. The digest discusses answers to the following questions: (1) Where are the broad…