This paper provides substantial evidence in favor of the continued use of conventional objective testing procedures in lieu of either the Coombs' cross-out technique or the Dressel and Schmid free-choice response procedure. From the studies presented in this paper, the tendency is for the cross-out and the free choice methods to yield a decrement…

This report describes the formulation of a conceptual base for conducting research on elementary school children's orientation toward their environment and details procedures for developing a battery of instruments for measuring these orientations. A definition of environmental orientations is formulated. This definition is used to focus…

The New York State Physical Fitness Screening Test, an individual performance-type test composed of four different test items, was developed to provide school personnel with an instrument for use in determining the physical fitness of pupils and to screen pupils who are physically underdeveloped. The original norms for the test were obtained in…

This 104-item annotated bibliography covers research in the teaching of English published between 1 January 1976 and 30 June 1976. Subject headings are bilingual and bidialectal studies; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; and written and oral communication. In addition, each…

Offers practical rules for writing and using tests in order to reduce pupils' anxiety, improve their study skills and help them master course objectives. (Author/CW)

This article describes a new testing method which can be used to screen learning-deficient children fast, reliably, and inexpensively out of any population of public school systems. (Editor)

Twenty-two brief articles describe experiences of teachers in individualizing mathematics instruction at the junior and senior high school levels. Topics include specific activities, record keeping and management, testing and grading, and programs for low achievers and gifted students. (SD)

Discusses how standard scores which are called T-scores are used in grading large courses. The article includes: (1) procedures for calculating the class mean, standard deviation, and the standard score; (2) grade distribution; and (3) validity of an examination. (HM)

In order to assess the validity of the technique employed in selecting items for the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), 58 male and 62 female undergraduates took the BSRI under three different sets of instructions. The results support Bem's assertions that the scales are consistent with widely held sex-role stereotypes. (Author/CTM)

The study involving 61 moderately retarded Ss (16-41 years old) was designed to develop a battery of tests that would predict the vocational competency of moderately retarded Ss in a sheltered workshop program. (SBH)

Teachers and testers should encourage children to repeat or restate verbal stimuli in order to enhance their comprehension. Changing the administration of a language comprehension test to include such restatement significantly raised the mean test scores of four- and five-year old Head Start children. (CTM)

Discussed is the 1977-78 trial involving the California state superintendent of public instruction and a Black child, allegedly misplaced in EMR classes on the basis of IQ tests. (JLH)

Investigates a chimpanzee's capacity to recognize representations of problems and solutions, as well as its ability to perceive the relationship between each type of problem and its appropriate solutions using televised programs and photographic solutions. (HM)

Variables affecting intelligence test performance were investigated for black and white female secondary school students. Test atmosphere (evaluative or gamelike), tester expectation, and socioeconomic status of subject interacted significantly with race of subject in determining mean IQ. Subjects generally performed better with female examiners.…

A diverse set of techniques for monitoring student progress within competency-based programs of a public community college are discussed and evaluated. Approaches include placement testing, entry self-testing, computer-generated entry surveying and test generation, computer records management, student manuals, and competency-based transcripts.…