Purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the true change-true initial score correlation on one aspect of the true simple change estimate, namely its error variance. (Authors/CB)

A brief survey of the mathematics involved in the theory of educational testing. (MM)

Primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of various scoring methods on the reliability and validity of the Primary Test of Economic Understanding (PTEU). the PTEU was designed to be scored using the matched pair procedure. (Authors)

Study was designed to provide some indication as to whether the gain in test reliability from confidence scoring results from relevant or irrelevant sources. If the increase in reliability is the result of a gambling response style, it is conceivable that validity could actually decrease even though reliability is increased. (Authors/CB)

Paper analyzes additive variance in such a fashion that it supports both a theory of types and a cognitive-frustration theory of behavior in the development of tests designed to assess mental disturbance'' versus normality'' amongst college students. (Author)

Gives instructions on how to improve student test taking skills, suggesting that students may fare poorly on standardized reading comprehension tests because of inadequate test taking ability. (Author/RB)

Institutionalizing the evaluation function within educational institutions serves both accountability and decisionmaking. One of the greatest problems is the reliability of evaluation in formation. Provides guidelines for avoiding credibility gaps that derive from the characteristics of personnel and from the nature of the organizational…

For the principles studied here, poor item-writing practices serve to obscure (or attentuate) differences between good and poor students. (Authors)

Purpose of the study was to determine if primary school children, when exposed to verbal and pictorial descriptions of potentially reinforcing stimuli, could accurately differentiate between the reinforcement potency of these stimuli. (Authors)

Various reasons are given for the unrealiability of class rank as an indicator of academic success; author is head of a small private college-preparatory school. (SP)

Describes past attempts and alternate procedures for maintaining standard client consistency in simulated experience. Discusses research implications of methodology as well as school use in counselor selection. (CJ)