This study identified variables which would predict first semester grade point average of nursing students. A variety of academic, psychological, and sociological data were obtained for 630 students attending three schools of nursing within the state of Indiana over a three-year period. High school grade point average, Nelson-Denny vocabulary…

As part of the Quality Assurance procedures, a final test was administered to a sample of the classes participating in the 1970-71 Instructional Concepts Program (ICP). The posttest was designed to measure end-of-program performance on each of the six program outcomes: Color, Shape, Size, Position, Amount, and Pre-Mathematics. This report…

This report describes the midterm and final tests administered to pupils in the Quality Assurance classes using the Learning Mastery System (LMS). Results are reported separately for both the Bank Street and Harper & Row versions of LMS. Means, standard deviations, and frequency distributions are given for the subscores and total for each test…

This is the report of a conference on accountability that was sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education and administered by the Cooperative Accountability Project with the advice and assistance of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. The purpose of the conference was to provide a meeting place in which…

Presented is a guide designed to provide information on 27 perceptual-motor and psychomotor tests and scales for use with handicapped children so that valid and informed decisions can be made in selecting test instruments for prescriptive and diagnostic purposes. The guide is comprised of one section on motor ability, perceptual-motor development,…

The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of the Rasch test analysis model for providing consistent scale statistics between content-referenced and norm-referenced tests across school districts. A number of content-referenced tests were created to assess student performance relative to basic skills goals identified in reading and…

The Virginia Beach City School System has utilized an experimental school year plan known as 45-15. Under this plan, schools remain in session throughout the year and students are assigned to one of four attendance cycles which begin 15 days apart. As a result of the staggered attendance pattern, only three groups (cycles) of students are in…

Three groups of 36, institutionalized retarded, noninstitutionalized retarded and normal children equated on mental age were evaluated on a measure of psychological distance, the Sticker Family Game. Significantly less psychological distance was found between the child and parental figures in the retarded groups than in the normal groups. (Author)

Over 120 items covering research in the teaching of English published between January 1, 1975, and June 30, 1975, are contained in this annotated bibliography. The subject headings are "Bilingual and Bidialectal Studies,""Language and Verbal Learning,""Literature, Humanities, and Media,""Teacher…

This pamphlet provides information concerning published mathematics tests in eight broad categories: arithmetic; junior high school; batteries and general listings, K-14; high school, general; algebra; geometry; trigonometry; and college-related. For each test listed, the document provides title, author, publisher, and dates of publication for…

The purpose of this paper is to outline and explain the evaluation system used by the Rhode Island Department of Education to measure the effectiveness of compensatory education programs. An exposition of how relevant background, program and financial information is collected is presented. In addition, a delineation is made of the methods…

In order to determine whether or not systematic desensitization or hypnosis have any effect in alleviating the test anxiety of community college students, 30 Massasoit Community College student volunteers were matched for GPA and assigned to one of three treatment groups: (1) a systematic desensitization group, in which subjects listened to tape…

The third party evaluation report covers the 1974-75 school year, the second year of the demonstration project. Summarized are the background, goals, and objectives of the project. Evaluation is centered upon four major information domains or evaluation areas of interest: student self-concept, student decision-making skills, student relationship…

The authors, based on their long experience in helping children and adults to think and function more creatively, express their conviction in the possibility of increasing the creativity of people through special instruction. Many experiments have shown that, although some types of warm-up and reward conditions increased the chances of creative…

Although various assessments differ in notable ways, they often follow a plan that is thoroughly tested and features four basic steps: (1) selecting learning areas and identifying their objectives; (2) developing achievement test items to determine the degree to which these objectives are accomplished; (3) administering the test items to…