A criterion-referenced test battery was devised for use with the mathematics program of the Mamaroneck Public Schools (New York) in 1971. After two annual administrations, the tests were revised in four ways. The format was changed, and the number of items dealing with geometry was increased; some items were revised to conform better with the…

Establishing and supporting a theoretical view in favor of assessment and evaluation as an adjunct to psychotherapy is clearly a difficult task in view of current anti-testing biases. But translating that viewpoint into practical terms within the environment of an emerging university can prove to be every bit as difficult. The current paper treats…

This updated search of the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts," and the journal literature yielded 153 documents which provide a review of comprehensive testing programs (elementary, senior high school, and college) with special emphasis on specific tests that the practicing counselor may want to utilize. (CJ)

The New York State High School Equivalency Testing Program is for adult residents of the state who have not completed their high school education in the regular manner. An adult who obtains satisfactory scores on the High School Level tests of General Educational Development (GED) Tests is eligible to receive a New York State high school…

A developed abilities performance battery (DAP) has been constructed based on the Project Talent Survey to serve two major functions in the guidance area of Project Plan. The first function is to enable teacher, parent, and student to realistically evaluate the student's present level of developed performance ability. The second function of DAP…

A general discussion is presented of 2 phases of a study designed to determine the relationship between selection techniques (used by the State of Colorado Civil Service Commission and the Career Service Authority of the city and county of Denver) and on-the-job performance in specified job classifications for personnel classified as Negro,…

The longitudinal study was Phase 2 of a study designed to determine the relationship between selection techniques (used by the State of Colorado Civil Service Commission and the Career Service Authority of the city and county of Denver) and on-the-job performance in specified job classifications for personnel classified as (1) Negro, (2)…

This bibliography of evaluation instruments of health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors may be of assistance to those persons who are undertaking testing programs and it may also serve to point out the need for additional well-developed test instruments. The tests listed in this bibliography have not been evaluated or screened. Knowledge tests…

This updated search of the ERIC system, " Dissertation Abstracts," and the journal literature yielded 167 documents which provide a review of comprehensive testing programs (elementary, senior high school and college) with special emphasis on specific tests that the practicing counselor may want to utilize. (SD)

Education has become one of America's biggest industries. As a result, the public wants some evidence concerning the quality of the educational program. This booklet was written to delineate the role of assessment as an important aspect of a comprehensive accountability system for the nation's elementary and secondary schools. It describes what…

The establishment of an open admissions policy necessitated an evaluative procedure to identify groups requiring remedial instruction and to assist in estimating budgeting and staffing needs. This study was undertaken, therefore, to select tests in reading and mathematics which would: (1) discriminate adequately between non-college and college…

A project in Dodge County, Nebraska, from July 1, 1969, to June 30, 1970, used Mobile Units Supplementing Education (MUSE) under an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III grant. The primary objective of the pilot project and the operational grant was to demonstrate and explore the possibilities of bringing special and supplemental units…

This booklet describes a 5-day orientation and assessment program (for economically disadvantaged people who are unemployed and have no marketable skill) designed (1) To determine the trainees' level of learning, his aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, behaviors and interests in the employment field; and (2) to introduce the trainee to the world of…

Reported are the results of the National Speech and Hearing Survey conducted to estimate the prevalence of speech and hearing disorders in the public school populations, grades 1-12, in coterminous United States, and to obtain descriptive information about normal and abnormal speech and hearing behavior. Results of the survey, involving…

Evaluated was the ability of an abbreviated test battery, given at the beginning of kindergarten, to predict reading group membership at the end of the second grade for 132 kindergarten children. (BD)