The reliability and validity of the behavior of 45 institutionalized mentally retarded children (6-15 years old), with total IQs between 2 and 53, were assessed by a new scale measuring communication, self-help, physical skills, self-control, and social behavior. (Author/CL)

The relevance of the current scholastic aptitude test for college admittance in today's society is discussed and questioned. (JD)

This research espouses the term "uniqueness" to circumvent the connotative qualities of abnormality and deviance, i.e., to convey a positive striving for being different relative to other people. The theoretical underpinning of the uniqueness motivation construct and the development and validation of a scale measuring desire for…

This review examines the literature on auditory skills for evidence regarding the relationship of the sound blending skill and reading achievement. Factors that might affect this relationship are discussed. (Author/MV)

Described in the interim report of the Children's Behavioral Classification Project (CBCP) is the CBCP instrument, a duplicated list of 274 behavioral items and three demographic items which provides a profile of the emotionally disordered child based on observations by the parent or parent-surrogate. (SBH)

The fakability of responses to the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Inventory (ATDP) was investigated through applying two criteria requiring subjects to identify the favorable responses and three using "honest" test - "faked response" retest techniques. Considerable differences were noted among the items identified as…

Short-term and long-term studies of teacher effectiveness were categorized according to characteristics facets such as type of teacher, students, occasions, and subject matter to identify conditions over which these measures generalize (i.e., conditions in which teacher effects on pupil outcomes are stable). This review suggests that…

Describes components of the Prediction System, one section of the computer-based System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI). Students who use the SIGI Prediction System are provided with detailed criterion information and asked to rate themselves. Predictive validities for final grades in four courses were examined. Consistent findings…

Devised a classroom observation code that would identify hyperactive children reliably. Children referred for hyperactivity had significantly higher scores than comparison children on 12 categories. There was greater within-subject variability in the hyperactive group. Motor activity for both groups was significantly inversely related to age.…

Learning of subject matter and acquisition of academically relevant skills are important goals in enhancing academic achievement in the classroom. The results of 22 experiments reviewed in this article support the validity of the academic performance targets but not classroom behavior targets. Some limitations on these conclusions are discussed.…

Describes the characteristics of a statewide principal evaluation system. Even when an evaluation system is detailed, specific, and statewide, inconsistencies develop because of the special nature of principals' work. The system breaks down in the sampling of performance and outputs, and in the communication of negative feedback. (PS)

Pilot study testing of the Organizational Health Inventory (OHI), developed to measure the health of schools along seven dimensions of interactions among teachers, students, and administrators, showed positive results supporting the stability of the factor structure, and reliability and validity of the subtests. (Author/CB)

Presents a formal procedure to interpret interest inventory score profiles. Compared its interpretation of the interests of 100 high school seniors and 50 young adults with the interpretations of 5 career counselors. The average agreement between the formal procedure and the counselors was almost as high as the agreement among the career…

Presents ordering theory as a useful method in the identification and validation of logical hierarchies among tasks that measure student development. An example shows the application of ordering theory to the measurement of college students' decision making about careers. (Author/ABB)