Reports on the development of a family-of-origin scale that may be used in reseach as an adjunct to therapy. The resultant scale attempts to measure self-perceived levels of health in one's family of origin. Presents data pertaining to the scale's validity, reliabilty, and normative sample. (Author/NRB)

American graduate schools need to sharpen their techniques when screening the growing group of foreign applicants requiring professional skills. An institution's admissions process can either enhance its overall institutional quality and prestige or seriously harm it in a short time. (MSE)

A study of the effectiveness of ridge regression over ordinary least squares regression as applied to both cognitive and noncognitive admissions data is reported. Separate race equations and a general equation were used. The analysis used did not improve on existing regression analyses. (MSE)

This article addresses itself to the issue of accurate assessment techniques. The authors look at three assessment techniques--psychological tests, assessment centers and "biodata"--and compare them in terms of the information they provide, their accuracy, and ease of implementation. (Author/CT)

The reliability and factor structure of the Ohio Work Values Inventory were satisfactory for 388 administrators. Differences were found in levels of administration and sex. (Author)

Reviews the validity, reliability, and norms of this comprehensive career counseling program, which includes interest and aptitude tests, and a measure of personal values of relevance to vocational motivation. (BL)

A study of the reliability of oral tests in a medical school illustrates the use of a balanced incomplete block design, chosen when not all participating examiners can rate each examinee, for experimental research. (MSE)

The construct validity of a 17-item exploratory academic self-concept subscale derived from the Piers-Harris Chidlren's Self-Concept Scale was investigated. Its empirical factor structure and its correlation with two other academic self-concept instruments were analyzed. Research use only is recommended pending rewriting of this exploratory…

The development and construct validation of the Dimensions of Self-Concept (DOSC), Form H, are described. The 20-item subscales of the preliminary research form furnished parallel estimates of reliability ranging from .83 to .91. The five subscales show promising construct validity, as evidenced by their factor structure. (Author/BW)

The Learning Style Inventory assesses learners' preferences. This study was designed to determine reliability and construct validity of Kolb's original ipsative instrument and an alternate normative form. The alternate version was found as reliable as the original, was equivalent in measuring characteristics, and demonstrated comparable construct…

Stability of measurement of basic achievement skills in reading and mathematics was evaluated for a large special education population. Test-retest coefficients reflected adequate stability for a national sample of hearing-impaired students. The major handicapping condition of the population did not differentially affect measurement stability.…

Studied the effects of verbal practice training in teaching counselor trainees to respond consistently to two aspects of client anger: form (passive or aggressive manner) and direction (toward or away from the counselor). Subjects in the experimental conditions, verbal practice with modeling or verbal practice without modeling, were significantly…

Discusses the necessity for the use of test score data in measuring school effectiveness. Outlines the types of tests best suited to particular schools. (MD)

The detrimental effects of nonresponse bias are particularly significant given the widespread use of the survey data collection method in educational surveys. Current methods for remediating nonresponse bias in educational surveys are explored and critiqued. (Author/LMO)

This paper gives a mathematical treatment to findings of Zimmerman and Williams and establishes a minimum reliability for gain scores when the pretest and posttest have equal reliabilities and equal standard deviations. It discusses the behavior of the reliability of gain scores in terms of variations in other test parameters. (Author/LMO)