Discusses passage content and style, accessibility of the passages, their completeness, the extent to which the items are passage-dependent, and the extent to which additional knowledge is required to answer the questions on reading comprehension tests and exercises. (TO)

Issues surrounding the degree of genetic or environmental control of intelligence are discussed in relation to existing IQ tests. (KM)

Compares the American and British systems of continuous examinations, concluding that the British can benefit most by incorporating elements from each system. (RB)

The results of this study suggest the possible influence of teachers' manifest anxiety on their students' test-anxiety levels. Mental health workers in schools should be alert to those circumstance in which high anxiety on the part of teachers may have an undesirable effect on their pupils. (Author)

Discusses weaknesses and cultural biases of intelligence tests. (JF)

The findings point to an urgent need for modification in the administration and scoring of the WISC. Institutions responsible for the training of psychologists need to provide extensive experience in all phases of scoring. Psychologists should be urged to recheck the scoring of each protocol they complete. In particular, all clerical work should…

In keeping with a learning theory approach, it is postulated that fear of examinations was a learned maladaptive pattern of behavior. Therefore, counter-conditioning through progressive relaxation and systematic desensitization was utilized to eliminate the maladaptive response in this case. (Author)

Procedural variations were compared for a vicarious group treatment of test anxiety involving observation of videotapes depicting systematic desensitization of a model. The theoretical implications of the present study and the feasibility of using videotaped materials to treat test anxiety and other avoidance responses in school settings are…

Examined is the problem of measuring an individual's auditory response which includes a reluctance to use sound due to the feedback deficit produced by an inefficient pathway. (KW)

It was concluded that even with prior practice sessions, above average pupils in grades one and two are unable to utilize separate answer sheets in an effective manner. (AG)