Includes 4 brief articles concerning: (1) how to express refusals; (2) how to tell jokes and humorous stories; (3) how to learn the use of "a qui" and "a quoi" through a classroom game; and (4) how to test pronunciation intelligibility. (MES)

Describes a research project using cloze procedure to measure language proficiency. Discusses test construction and various approaches to test scoring, concluding that results suggest a need for further examination of the random cloze format and acceptable scoring as a means to determine student proficiency in German. (MES)

Describes the objectives, testing, procedures, and effects on document delivery systems of the OCLC interlibrary loan (ILL) subsystem, an uncoordinated national ILL network which provides users with immediate access to the OCLC On-Line Union Catalog, the ILL Transaction File, and the ILL Message Waiting File. (CWM)

Expressive language samples were obtained from 20 children in four location-stimulus combinations and from wireless radio telemetry. No significant differences existed between the locations of home and clinic, but significant differences were noted among samples elicited using pictures as opposed to open-ended questions as compared to telemetry…

The use of taped radio programs is suggested for testing advanced level French comprehension. In the testing technique described less attention is given to program content than to style and language usage. A sample test is presented. (MSE)

Summarizes the Ralph Nader report on the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Tests reviewed include preschool, elementary, high school, and college admission; equivalency; financial aid; placement; and graduate school admission. The conclusion is that ETS has an overwhelming economic and political interest in maintaining the current testing system.…

The value of giving instructional feedback on all test items to medical students following an examination is studied. Also examined is the relative effectiveness of two modes of feedback delivery--oral and written--and the manner and extent to which students use the feedback provided. (JMD)

A program of testing high school juniors with college mathematics placement examinations to point out deficiencies in student knowledge is described. The history of this program, which started in 1978 at The Ohio State University, and selected data for the last few years are included. (MP)

Reviews several research studies helpful for further examining Piaget's ideas and their applicability to physics teaching. Indicates that care must be taken with devices designed to measure cognitive ability. (Author/SK)

A comparative assessment of eight normal and eight psychotic children in a stimulus generalization paradigm using simple and complex figures. Six of the subjects fulfilled the criteria for infantile autism. (CM)

Intelligence tests are likely to move toward measuring multiple aspects of ability. Tasks will be less abstract and closer to life experiences of the individual. The metric will change from the present formula to a separate score for each measured ability, normed in relation to cultural and linguistic background. (Author/RD)

Six National Education Association regional conferences for 1980 are described. The conferences present information for teachers on such topics as testing, mainstreaming, stress, discipline, public policy, professional development, multicultural/bilingual education, and class size. (RJG)

The article reports on the preliminary findings of a study of 392 Australian kindergarten children to determine which tests are the most predictive of later reading ability and disability. (Author/DLS)

An account is given of the introduction of multiple-choice and other forms of objective testing into the assessment of a first-year university elementary analysis class. (MP)

Reports on a study which sought to determine the validity of the Advanced Placement Spanish Language Examination by comparing the performance on the multiple-choice section of this test of three groups: (1) advanced placement students, (2) second-year college students, and (3) third-year college students. (AM)