Admissions practices no longer can be determined solely by test results and prediction procedures; instead separate preadmissions indices for black and white students must be developed. (IR)

The effects of college environments on student achievement as measured by the three Graduate Record Examinations Area Tests were studied when the initial ability of students was controlled. (CK)

Described is a pretesting orientation program designed to place disadvantaged applicants in a more competive position in terms of test taking skills by developing (1) an understanding of why different kinds of tests are used, and (2) procedures to be used in teaching basic mechanics of good test taking skills. (BY)

Identifies different types of tests and then treats evaluation tests at some length. Emphasizes that there is no such things as a universal test, which can be used to measure the second-language competence of any group of people," and that tests are only useful for the group they were designed to measure." (FB)

Great need for hygienists suggests that counselors bring field to attention of girls of good ability in areas of science, spatial visualization, routine arithmetic. (Author)

An exchange of private letters between Macklin Fleming, Justice of the Court of Appeals, Los Angeles, California, and Louis Pollack, Dean, Yale University Law School. (KG)

Pearson product-moment correlations were computed for selected subtests of The Gesell Developmental Test and The Meeting Street School Screening Test. The selected subtests are moderately correlated, suggesting that either test might be used in a battery. (Author)

The author enumerates methodological errors of studies on aptitude-treatment-interaction (ATI) matching students' learning styles with environmental influences, and recommends ways for teaching poor readers through their learning style preferences and strengths. Suggestions include designing reading environments to accommodate identified learning…

Presents predictions made by past presidents of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on the future of educational research, includinq the emergence of new research methods; improvement of existing measures; changes within AERA; developments in school populations, testing, and funding; new conceptions of intelligence and aptitude;…

Suggests that chunking might improve the reading comprehension of good as well as poor readers. (FL)

Suggests that some young readers are aware of text structure and that this awareness is correlated with recall of important textual information. (AEA)

The importance of computational skill for answering items in the quantitative thinking subtest of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development was investigated. Results show that computational skill is not a major factor contributing to the examinee's score on the subtest. (Author/GK)