How the relationship between test-taking motivation and performance might depend on ability was studied with college students taking a science (n=249) or social studies (n=473) test that had no academic consequences. Students taking these tests are told that their responses provide important information for evaluating the university's programs but…

Judgmental standard setting approaches rely on the perceptions of experts about examinee performance on a test. Traditional standard setting methods ask panelists to estimate how well a randomly selected hypothetical examinee who is representative of a well-defined target group, usually a minimally competent candidate (MCC), will perform on each…

NAEP results further confirm that "effective citizenship" is different for Black and non-Black populations. (Author) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

The rationale for a performanced- based instructional theory has arisen from significant advances during the past several years in instructional psychology. Four major areas of concern are: analysis of subject-matter content in terms of performance competencies, diagnosis of pre-instructional behavior, formulation of an instructional…

Study data indicated that a combination of awareness and reinforcement was more effective in increasing the emission of target statements than either variable alone. (Author)

The authors report on an experiment whose purpose was to identify instructional treatments that reduce the negative effects of intrusions created by recitation for learners who are debilitators. (Author)

Purpose of the study was to provide an adequate test of the original Rosenthal and Jacobson teacher expectancy hypothesis by using: (a) equivalent control and experimental groups based on pretest data, and (b) a more suitable test of intelligence. (Authors/CB)

Purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of university students' self-selection of examination dates with their previous and subsequent academic performance. (Authors)

Several samples of black and white students were drawn from the 1970 PSAT administration in Georgia and studies for item x race interaction on both the verbal and mathematical sections of the test. (Authors)

Results confirm an earlier finding that experimentally induced rehearsal facilitates recall. (Authors/CS)

It is concluded that attentional capacity is independent of intelligence, and that critical changes in this capacity may occur between ages 8 and 9. (Authors)