Factors seem to indicate that the OQS could be effectively substituted for the NTE as a screening measure for graduate students in education. The D-48 was not added to the prediction equation, since it made a negligible contribution to the total prediction. (Authors/CB)

The placement or ordering of items on behavior rating scales which elicit extreme responses (anchor stimulus items) affect the responses given to neutral items. (DG)

This article is a reply to a previous paper (see TM 500 488) interpreting Livingston's original article (see TM 500 487). (CK)

A list of publication sources for language tests and a 48-item bibliography are appended; a preprint from a pamphlet to be published by the National Conference on Research in English. (Editor/RD)

Suggests approximately 200 words of religious denotation that should be added to the Dale-Chall List of 3,000 Familiar Words when assessing the readability of materials that contain a Catholic vocabulary." (VJ)

Reappraises the validity and reliability of Vocabulary and Block Design (V-VD) as a short form of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPI). Presents a table for converting the sum of scaled scores into an estimate of Full…

This paper describes the development of EPT (English-Second-Language Placement Test) 100-200-300 which places adult students into the first three levels of English-Second-Language classes and discusses work done on EPT 400-500-600, an experimental test to place students in the last three levels of ESL classes. (Author/FB)