Offers some criteria that counselors can use as self-examination guidelines to determine if they are inadvertently engaging in activities that are detrimental to non-White students. Presents suggestions for evaluating testing materials, course selection trends, and vocational materials, as well as practical applications beyond the usual counseling…

To assess the relative effectiveness of computerized over conventional remedial methods with handicapped learners, 205 learning disabled elementary school children were assigned to a mathematics computer assisted instructional (CAI) or spelling CAI treatment or a conventional instruction control group. Results indicated that gains for the three…

A decision-making or utility theory model (which deals effectively with affirmative action goals and allows standardized tests to be placed in the service of those goals) is discussed as an alternative to traditional predictive admissions. (Author/PN)

Over 400 bilingual Hispanic students in grades four and five took the same mathematics achievement test in Spanish and English. Students performed better when tested in English than in Spanish and when tested on concepts than on applications. (MNS)

The rationale for the role of state educational agencies in certifying teachers, the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) program and the new NTE Core Battery are discussed. State certification in Arkansas, Florida and Oklahoma, Louisiana's consideration, and the District Court of South Carolina decision concerning NTE use for certification are…

Fifteen stations are used for a laboratory examination which focuses on evaluation of laboratory techniques, skills, procedures, and information management. Examples of several stations (with related questions) are provided. Areas measured include bacterial and cellular culturing, staining, and transferring procedures, genetics…

Provides list of tests available for the 1983 American Chemical Society (ACE) testing program and tables of condensed norms for six ACE examinations. Also provides a listing of the subject matter content of General Chemistry Form 1983 and 1983B. The test contains 80 items in 15 major areas. (JN)

Classroom observation and interviews in 55 schools with high concentrations of economically disadvantaged students indicated that more time on instruction, greater correspondence between tests and curriculum material covered in class, and increased on-task behavior (activities related to acquisition of subject matter information) raised student…

Concludes that neither the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) nor the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) were valuable as predictors of success in elementary school student teaching. (FL)

University graduates in China are viewed as the new mandarin class in China. University entrance examinations are seen as the modern counterpart of the long tradition of civil service examinations. It is noted that China's 630 universities and colleges only accommodate four to five percent of those seeking admission. (Author/MP)

Mathematics success or failure is noted as possibly related to the way in which material is presented rather than to the subject itself. Teachers are encouraged to have pupils complete a questionnaire that is designed to measure their mathematical "state of health." Instructors are told to identify learning styles. (Author/MP)

A national survey of dental schools and dental licensing boards indicates a deemphasis on teaching and testing of direct gold restoration techniques. Reasons for this decline may include decline in practitioner use of gold, decline in faculty motivation and dedication to teaching the techniques, and shifting of available curriculum to other…

National assessment data on student performance in several phases of algebra are reported. It is noted that this performance has not reached the point of mastery even for most students with two years of algebra and a year of geometry. However, the data are not thought to suggest complete failure. (MP)

Details are provided about the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME), the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), and the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). The AIME will first be offered in 1983 as an intermediate examination between the AHSME and the USAMO. An appendix provides several sample problems. (MP)