Looks at the arguments against keeping secret records on schoolchildren. (Editor)

Available from: National Center for Law and the Handicapped, Inc., 1235 North Eddy Street, South Bend, Indiana 46617. Intended for parents of handicapped children, the article provides an overview of rights and remedies concerning their child's education. (CL)

A sampling of publications, assessment instruments, institutional resource documents, campus agencies, and human resources that may be useful to academic advisors are examined. The techniques and applications of these materials are also included. (Author/MLW)

A computer-assisted student recordkeeping system provides storage and statistical analysis of machine-scored test results and produces colored frequency distribution graphs for posting. (MSE)

A model is presented for the development of effective, flexible student information systems that are directed by users' needs rather than other forces. The conceptual design, detail design, and policy consideration are discussed. Focus is on the development process rather than the final product. (MSE)

Describes a parent-student-counselor conferences project and provides the results of evaluation data. The project provides an opportunity for middle school students and parents to examine the students' cumulative record and meet with a counselor. Nearly all comments were positive. (JAC)

Describes a study that investigated the relative credibility of confidential and open student placement files through an experiment where college students rated hypothetical job candidates. Results showed that candidates with confidential placement files were judged more attractive, but there was no evidence of greater credibility for confidential…

Suggests that the observation of student behavior may be a better method of assessing learning than the use of standardized tests and outlines several observational techniques, including student commentaries, shadow studies, checklists, and anecdotal records. (Author/JG)

What will expedite the implementation of a student information system? This document contains constructive examples and practical suggestions, giving readers a step-by-step approach to improving campus buy-in, communication, collaboration and funding; as well as leading project team members and campus administrators through the critically…

Although colleges and universities generally regard the First Amendment as sacred, they often find themselves at the center of controversies concerning the right to say, print, write, or research with freedom. The complex relationships between a college or university and its student media have often contributed to conflicts over First Amendment…

Considered the problems of excessive accumulation of records, designed to assist schools in evaluating students, which ultimately invade the privacy of individuals. (RK)

This article reports a comparative study of teacher acceptance of two kinds of testing reports that were generated for Form A of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills at the fourth-grade level. (Editor)

Study examined the childhood intellectual performance of a sample of black college graduates from poverty backgrounds to determine whether or not (a) they were more intelligent children than their neighborhood peers, (b) they were more intelligent than their own siblings, or (c) they simply came from bright families. (Author)

Discusses the school's responsibility in handling student records and the rights of parents to student records. (Author/DN)