The Assessment for Higher Education project, initiated in Scotland in 1961, investigated the selection of students for higher education. Data collection was begun in 1962 and completed in 1970. By the end of 1971 the work of analysis was virtually completed for the data relating to the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews and…

A battery of objective examinations administered to Grade 12 students in Toronto and Ontario consisted of tests designated as Scholastic Aptitude Test (Verbal and Mathematics Sections), World History, Economics, Algebra, and Latin. Norms were prepared on the tests for each of three groups of students: General, Technical, and Commercial. The tests…

Evaluation of the Pyramid Reading Program, Title I, ESEA, of the Minneapolis Public Schools was carried out using sibling methodology. The reading readiness at entry of kindergarten students was compared with that of their older siblings at their time of first grade entry, and fourth grade reading achievements will also be compared. The first…

A self-paced, individualized, multimedia physics course developed by the New York Institute of Technology for the U. S. Naval Academy with funds provided by the U. S. Office of Education is evaluated. Student performance is measured by "core problems." A core problem is a terminal objective in problem form. The student uses his results…

The present study sought to determine whether high- and low-sexual responders on a double-entendre word association test differed in defensive preference on Gleser and Ihilevich's Defense Mechanism Inventory. (Author)

Suggests through historical examination that memory, primarily linked with the imagination as a constructive and creative factor, is an important element in art training. (Author/RK)

States a case for a new system of evaluating student achievement. (Editor)

The use of peers to provide instructional control was investigated in two studies. The first determined the reliability with which students identify multiplication fact errors. The second investigated the effectiveness of a peer-mediated drill procedure for instruction on multiplication facts. (Author/RK)

This model discusses the prime aim of educational measurement. This aim is to discover what the student has learned. Teacher education programs need to include measurement skills. (MFD)

An analysis of the profiles of 1,243 secondary school students showed that 45 percent had the same Group cluster as their peak interest on two successive years, demonstrating the stability of the COPSystem interest classification. (Author)

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…

The author presents a series of lessons planned for group discussion, the objectives of which are to help individuals discover that their childhood experiences affect their self-concepts and to promote positive self-concepts in children that they may encounter. (MF)

Describes a technique in which students grade their own tests. (SL)

Thomas A. Edison College, New Jersey's ninth state college, has awarded associate or bachelor's degrees to more than a thousand students for work completed at other colleges or for knowledge gained on the job or through independent study. It has no faculty, no library and a small office building for a campus--here its evaluation criteria are…

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)