The position paper on unbiased assessment of culturally different children provided impetus for describing fallacies: that child advocacy necessitates renunciation of standardized assessments, that diagnoses are either harmful or useless, that use of norms is detrimental, that standardized tests are devoid of value, and that multidisciplinary…

A new method for separating affective and denotative meaning subsystems in semantic differential ratings of any homogeneous concept domain is developed and illustrated using personality ratings data. Possible applications of this method are discussed. (Author/JKS)

No correlation was found between the content of moral attitudes in undergraduate males, as measured by the Survey of Ethical Attitudes; and the structure of the reasoning supporting these attitudes, using the Kohlberg Moral Judgment Interview. Researchers should distinguish between these concepts when relating moral development to personality.…

Sets of inventory scales were constructed from a common item pool, using variants of what are here called the Inductive, Deductive, and External strategies. Peer ratings for 21 traits served as criteria. Very little variation in validity was attributable to construction strategies. (Author/CTM)

Considering the "tyranny of distance" in all Australian public service, campus-based educational systems have limited relevance outside the cities. The authors describe the existing tertiary educational system and its experimental alternative framework (the inversion of the original), the Open Learning Project. However, the future of…

School, employer, and self-rating scales were obtained during a 10-13-year followup of 75 hyperactive adolescents and young adults (ages 17-24 years), who were compared with 44 normal matched controls. (Author/DLS)

Predicts that children with an external locus of control orientation will estimate a self-imposed delay interval to be longer than will children with an internal locus of control orientation, while externals will estimate an externally imposed delay to be shorter than will internals. Discusses the implications of the research findings for an…

Discusses difficulties in determining the effectiveness of classroom teachers. (SL)

The classification of couples' intrapersonal interaction styles assessed in terms of clinical judgment was compared with assessment based on the Pair Attraction Inventory. The degree of agreement was highly significant on five of the seven inventory categories; this was considered to be evidence for the validity of the inventory. (Author/JKS)

The relationship between therapy and personality variables is studied by comparing therapy participants with a matched control group. It was found that inmates in therapy scored significantly higher on both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for therapy; however, there was no correlation with need for therapy. (Author)

The construct validity of four measures of reflection-impulsivity was examined using a multitrait-multimethod procedure on sample of six to twelve year old educable mentally retarded children. The results indicate a minimal level of construct validity. (Author/JKS)

Relationships between Cattell High School Personality Questionaire Factors and the adolescent version of the Wilson-Patterson Conservatism Scale were examined in a sample of 492 teenagers. In both sexes, conservatism was significantly related to a number of personality traits, which were significantly similiar to those defined by extroversion.…

A questionnaire was developed to enable teachers in physical education departments to evaluate department chairmen for personal qualities, professional growth, teaching effectiveness, and administrative responsibilities. (GW)

Significant correlations were obtained between student ratings of the effectiveness of the guidance program and Personal Orientation Inventory scales of Time Competence and Spontaneity. Thus, the more actualizing the counselor as measured by POI, the more likely the students were to assign high ratings to the school guidance program. (Author/DEP)

The Human Emotion/Feeling Model with complimentary instrumentation have been presented in an attempt to bring some clarity to an extremely complex phenomenon--human emotion/feeling. The model and instrument are not presented as being complete or final, but are presented for consideration by others. (Author)