Sixty-nine students in grades 9, 10, and 11 were tested with three of Viktor Lowenfeld's visual-haptic tests in an attempt to ascertain whether students at these levels segregated in a fashion similar to Lowenfeld's sample. Respondents were spread over the visual-haptic continuum as Lowenfeld suggested they should be. However, a large and…

The effects of repeaters (testees included in both administrations of two forms of a test) on the test equating process are examined. It is shown that repeaters do effect test equating and tend to lower the cutoff point for passing the test. (JKS)

To date a theoretical basis has not been developed for determining changes in reliability when score points from random guessing are eliminated and those from non-randon guessing are retained. This paper presents a derivation of an expression for the reliability coefficient which displays the effect of deleting score components due to random…

Suggests some ways to overcome the problems connected with the use of the Syntactic Density Score. (DD)

A median split and a difference/median split method were used to classify college students into masculine, feminine, androgynous and undifferentiated sex role orientations using the Bem Sex Role Inventory. The difference/ median split procedure was more successful in discriminating between sex role groups and in predicting sex role ideology. (EVH)

Emrick's proposed method for determining a mastery level cut-off score is questioned. Emrick's method is shown to be useful only in limited situations. (JKS)

A computer program for scoring written simulation tests provides individual scores and basic item analysis data. The program is written in Fortran IV and can accomodate up to thirty-five hundred options and up to ten thousand examinees. (Author/JKS)

A new formula for the correction for chance success due to guessing was advanced and investigated, the mathematical solution of which has the property of equating the scores of fast and slow examinees of equal ability. (Author/JKS)

Describes the Comprehensive Achievement Monitoring (CAM) program which has been in effect in Hopkins, a Minneapolis suburb, since 1970. CAM tests are given regularly and frequently, with each test graded and returned to the classroom within a day or two. Much teacher time is saved and the students can see where they stand while the course is in…

Reviewed is the use of the Porch Index of Communicative Ability as a test for aphasia. (Author/IM)

Describes and recommends to typing teachers the Time and Speed Scoring (TASS) method for testing typewriting production and figuring production rates. This method measures speed and quality as two separate items, because proficiency in production typewriting should reflect the student's skill in typing both accurately and quickly. (MF)

Examined the comparability of Rorschach Inkblots and the Holtzman Inkblots. Subjects (N=27) were administered both instruments and their responses scored using the standard Holtzman Inkblot Technique variables. The number of responses was controlled when using the Rorschach. Results indicate that the Rorschach Inkblots were a satisfactory…

Raters judged essays on two occasions making it possible to address the question of whether multiple ratings, however obtained, represent the same true scores. Multiple ratings of a given rater did represent the same true scores, but ratings of different raters did not. Reliability, validity, and invalidity coefficients were computed. (Author/DWH)

Explains how spreadsheet software can be used in the design and grading of academic tests and in assigning grades. Macro programs and menu-driven software are highlighted and an example using IBM PCs and Lotus 1-2-3 software is given. (Author/LRW)

Using a log-linear modeling approach, the conditional independence of clustered items in the Australian Scholastic Aptitude Test within and between clusters was examined. Data were from 30,465 examinees in Queensland and Western Australia. In general, conditional independence was not found, although the relationships between items were usually…