Concludes that the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT) provides valid predictions of student academic aptitude and is a reliable measure of reading attitude. Finds no significant correlation between the NDRT and student self-concept. (FL)

Comprehensive career assessment of handicapped students takes into account medical, psychoeducational, interest and aptitude information, work and job samples, and situational assessment. School-based career assessment programs are described in Texas, New York, Maryland, and Missouri. The author suggests that such programs will become vital parts…

A study was undertaken of the predictive validity of the Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery at a university high school. Correlations of foreign language final grades and total scores on the Pimsleur battery are presented. Reliance on the battery score as a simple predictor of foreign language achievement is not recommended. (MSE)

Fifth-grade students with high or low vocabulary knowledge were taught new words according to the mnemonic keyword method. Three instructional conditions varied by the degree of structure provided by the experimenter. All variations facilitated learning. In aptitude x treatment interaction, structure made far less difference for high-knowledge…

Concludes that good comprehenders are far more likely to use lookbacks (rereadings) than are poor comprehenders and that training improves performance of both groups. (FL)

Reports on a study that focused on the retrieval strategies and effort allocation at the time of retrieval and adult subjects' corresponding satisfaction with task performance in the presence or absence of a specified criterion. (HOD)

Offers strategies for improving student scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Covers three areas: improvement in instructional quality in high schools; analysis and refinement of opportunities for students to demonstrate and practice test-taking skills; and enhancement of understanding and support among parents, community, and staff. (PGD)

It is felt that Aptitude-Treatment-Interaction (ATI) research is just scratching the surface as yet and does not have sufficient information to support a general theory. The current state of ATI research is documented, and seven conclusions made during a similar examination in 1975 are reviewed. (MP)

Examined the efficacy of the McCarthy Scales as a predictor of reading readiness and achievement in a kindergarten sample (N=33). Results confirmed the predictive validity of the McCarthy Scales and suggested that, for this sample, visual discrimination and sequential ability skills may have been more important factors than verbal abilities.…

A path analytic model is hypothesized and tested to explain the effect of a series of intellective and nonintellective student attributes on high school achievement and college achievement. Patterns of predictability for male and female students are compared. (Author/GK)

Provides a 30-item checklist to help preschool and primary educators identify children who exhibit interest and potential in science based upon interactions, language development, thinking skills, style of learning, and personal interests. (DC)

The validity of scores from the Descriptive Tests of Mathematics Skills (DTMS) and the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test--Mathematics (SAT-M) are compared. Results show the DTMS as a valid predictor of remedial level college course grades; the higher level OTMS was as accurate a predictor as the SAT-M for grades in advanced courses.…

The Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning (CAEL) held a conference on the uses and assessment of experiential learning in graduate education in 1981. Using an earlier report the CAEL wished to measure the progress of ten years. The reexamination of graduate education is advocated. (MLW)

In four experiments to replicate and extend the findings of Shuell and Keppel (EJ 016 150), "fast" and "slow" learners were brought to a similar learning criterion, with the result that their forgetting curves were parallel. The experiments involved American and Nigerian students in learning word lists and poems. (Author/CM)

Describes a survey instrument developed to study the behavioral characteristics of gifted and talented foreign language learners. The survey was sent to selected teachers of French, German, and Spanish to determine how they perceived the characteristics of these students. The lists of characteristics obtained were rank-ordered by knowledgeable…