The proceedings open with an editorial "Time for Change," by Dean W. Gordon Whaley who warns that unless graduate education examines not only the nature of its successes and does everything it can to enhance them, but also the reasons for the failures and alienations and does its utmost to remove those, it will be headed for extinction.…

To find an acceptable way of reducing testing time without altering the administrative use of admissions tests, a study was conducted to test the prediction that scores on subtests of the General Achievement Tests (GAT) in Social Studies, Natural Sciences, and Mathematics could be used to predict the total test score. All answer sheets for 1000…

A collection is presented containing four papers dealing with the subject of criterion-referenced testing. This first paper deals with criterion-referenced tests utilizing norm-referenced test items. Aspects covered include a defense of norm-referenced and criterion referenced tests and a justification for the adaptation of norm-referenced test…

A selection of articles on National Assessment of Educational Progress, which measures American education, is presented with varying points of view. The introductory editorial reflects on the progress of National Assessment in measuring learning and in achieving its goal of sound rational decisions about the future of American education. The…

Evaluation sheets and developmental checklists, prepared by three special education departments, are provided to facilitate continuous measurement of student progress in elementary school mathematics. One hundred forty-three objectives are given, and each is followed by a continuum-oriented set of worksheet-type pages on mathematics skills. The…

The basic objective of the study was to determine the validity of four new indices of item quality. Three of these were based on analyses of differential, empirical weights for item choices, and the fourth was designed to measure the relative attractiveness of distracters. A secondary objective was to ascertain the validity of the conventional…

During the past decade both the Guilford and Torrence groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential. Many of these measures purport to evaluate "creativity" but one element seems to be lacking in each: i.e., the last of "reality-based, real world measures" which would allow relevant response tendencies…

In support of a national literacy campaign in Tanzania, a report based on information supplied by District Education Officers at the Kivukoni Seminar in January, 1972, is given. Three major sections are: Follow-Up Reading Materials And The Training Of Voluntary Teachers; The Cost Of University Adult Education; The Evaluation Of Wakati Wa Furaha (A…

This booklet has been prepared expressly for teachers and students who are interested in investigating the quality of water supplies. The intent is to provide technical support and background information concerning water quality factors and to give basic information on field and laboratory water testing techniques. It is assumed that the reader is…

The self concept of fourth (N=9), fifth (N=9), and sixth (N=6) grade children, using Gordon's How I See Myself Scale, were compared in the open and traditional school environments to determine if open-school students' scores would be significantly higher in composite self concept and in each of the factors of Autonomy, Interpersonal Adequacy,…

This report deals with the elements of a neighborhood conservation program which will require the formulation of criteria for selecting a project area, the testing of those criteria in a particular location, and the definition of specific tasks within the project area. The projects described are intended to provide the Michigan State Housing…

A STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY WOULD--(1) ACHIEVE GREATER SELF-INSIGHT, (2) BECOME LESS ETHNOCENTRIC IN THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD OTHERS, AND (3) INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS. A 1-YEAR EXPERIMENTAL COURSE ON WORLD…

Discusses the development, field testing, and validation of an instrument designed to assess secondary school students' understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge. (GA)

The relative efficiency and cost-effectiveness of three methods of producing and administering a worksample simulation test of interpersonal communication competence employing a multiple choice response format is explored. (Author/JKS)