When several ability scales in item response models are separately derived from different test forms administered to different samples of examinees, these scales must be equated to a common scale because their units and origins are arbitrarily determined and generally different from scale to scale. A general method for equating logistic ability…

Basic issues in criterion-referenced measurement are addressed. In section II, issues involved in determining what a person does and can do are considered. A preliminary analysis of "can" is given which shows that there are several important senses of "can". In section III, results of an analysis of "ability" are…

Graduation requirements in the Delphian School are presented for primary, elementary, middle, and secondary levels. The Delphian curriculum is based on eight dynamics (fundamental urges or drives that motivate conduct); requirements are not stated in terms of time in the course room or grades or required courses, but rather in terms of abilities.…

The examination of credibility effects in predicting achievement, an important step in the study of source credibility effects on attributions, substantiates Birnbaum's findings that variation in the credibility of information can be represented by changes in the weight of the information. Undergraduate subjects (N=65) predicted the performance of…

Six hundred forty-seven competencies in reading and two hundred and four in mathematics are listed in descending order of importance. Elementary and secondary teachers and school staff personnel provided the rankings. (JD)

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SHOW HOW NONINTELLECTIVE PERSONALITY VARIABLES ARE RELATED TO ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGE AMONG STUDENT GROUPS OF HIGH, AVERAGE, AND LOW INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES. THE DESIGN OF THE STUDY RELATED PERSONALITY TO GRADES WITHIN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ABILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER RELATIONSHIPS VARIED FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER.…

CALIFORNIA'S "OPEN-DOOR" POLICY HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LOW-ABILITY STUDENTS IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGES. IN SPRING, 1964, LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE BEGAN AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR 64 STUDENTS WHO SCORED BELOW THE 11TH PERCENTILE ON THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TESTS. FACULTY VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES, AND AN INTEGRATED…

SPECIAL TRAINING CLASSES WERE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT AS READY FOR ACADEMIC LEARNING AS OTHER CHILDREN. REASONS A STUDENT NEEDED A SPECIAL TRAINING CLASS INCLUDED--LANGUAGE OR A CULTURAL HANDICAP, AND BIRTH INJURIES OR LATER IMPAIRMENT FROM ILLNESSES. IN CASE OF EMOTIONAL BLOCKS WHICH STAND IN THE WAY OF NORMAL ACHIEVEMENT, A CHILD…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS MATERIAL ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HUMAN INTELLECT. APPROXIMATELY 50 UNANNOTATED REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED TO DOCUMENTS DATING FROM 1955 TO 1966. BOOKS, REPORTS, JOURNAL MATERIALS, AND SOME UNPUBLISHED TITLES ARE LISTED. SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDED ARE (1) INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, (2) ABILITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, RACES,…

Achievement test reliability as a function of ability was determined for multiple sections of a large university French class (n=193). A 5-option multiple-choice examination was constructed, least attractive distractors were eliminated based on the instructor's judgment, and the resulting three forms of the examination (i.e. 3-, 4-, or 5-choice…

The hypothesis considered is that external evaluation of learning that a student may do for its intrinsic value may lessen the student's existing interest. Instructional movies were presented to students; in some cases students were told that they would (or in some cases, might) be tested on the contents, and in others they were not told this. The…

Reported is a study to examine the relationship between parents', science teachers', and friends' evaluations of science ability - as seen by respondents - and the resulting self-concept of science ability held by eighth-grade females. Data were taken from first-year data of a five-year longitudinal study in progress among the eighth-grade…

In a study of Negro students at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) designed to ascertain their academic characteristics, ways in which they differ significantly from the general student population of the college, and types of programs that might be developed to meet their special needs, records of 285 Negro students (selected at random and…

This self-instructive workbook focuses on a set of propositional abilities related to learning. It utilizes written materials, manipulative materials, videotapes, and students, and is supplemented by a program and support system which includes instruction, teaching experiences for practice, discussions, and individual conferences. The three major…

The book's focus is on classroom procedures that allow an instructor to meet the needs of individuals while managing the learning activities of a group. The individualized instruction model that seems most appropriate for use with vocational programs is the fixed-content, variable-time, mastery model in which individuals are assisted in developing…