Investigates implications for finite and known item populations for classical test theory, and the alpha coefficient among items in paper-and-pencil testing. (Author/AG)

Describes development of a morale questionnaire that discriminated significantly between a sample of schools of high and those of low staff morale both in Australia and in the U.S.A. (Author)

One in a series of nine articles in a section entitled, "Electronic Computer Program and Accounting Machine Procedures.

This quantitative analysis of published results on the effect of coaching on Scholastic Aptitude Test scores differs from previous studies by separating out the within-study sampling error from the variation in coaching effectiveness. The authors conclude that the size of the positive effect seems too small to be practically important. (Author/SK)

As a result of rejection by personnel psychologists of the erroneous law of small numbers and of the adoption of correct inferential procedures, the future of criterion-related validity promises to be bright. Probable future developments include widespread appreciation of the low statistical power characteristic of small samples. (Author)

Serial Evaluation Activities (SEAs) are series' of focused evaluational studies, each dealing with a well-defined "component unit" within a complex project. Strategies for enhancing timeliness in SEAs include a comprehensive conceptual framework, a permanent institutional setting, a prearranged sample plan, utilization of item banks, and…