Discusses several hypotheses about the measurement of speech-communication proficiency which are being tested at the University of Hawaii and a testing instrument entitled Dy Comm'' (dyadic communication) which emerged from this research. (DD)

Thirty-six learning disabled and 36 emotionally disturbed children in elementary school and 18 emotionally disturbed children in institutions were examined to determine whether four instruments would differentiate the handicapping conditions manifested by the groups. (MC)

Presented at a panel discussion on the teaching of modern South Asian languages in North America at the Association for Asian Studies annual meeting, 1972. (DD)

Summarizes classifications of educational objectives, types of test items, and principles underlying the construction of tests. Indicates that a combination of essay and objective tests is preferable in the overall evaluation of a course. (CC)

Describes innovative programs carried out in four institutions, six programs deal with testing techniques and teaching methods in mathematics and science courses with the remaining one being concerned with relationships of man's life in a technological society to natural and cultural forces. (CC)

Discusses mastery testing as a method for evaluating music education. (RK)

Describes the presence of high correlations between pooled scores on two test formats when administered to 170 students in an introductory physics course. Concludes the gradability of machine scorers is comparable to that of manual grading in this repeated-measures design. (CC)

Summarizes research findings on achievement and attitudes in foreign language learning appearing in Communicative Competence: An Experiment in Foreign Language Teaching'', published by The Center for Curriculum Development, Philadelphia, Pa., 1972. (DS)