Summarized are the proceedings of the conference (discussions, agenda, invitees), held to examine the present state of the testing and evaluation of blind and visually impaired persons. Not only tests and methods were covered, but also how evaluation procedures fit into educational and rehabilitation procedures, ethical considerations, and…

The study was conducted among secondary schools in Alaskan communities where large numbers of rural native students are enrolled through the Boarding Home Program. It was assumed that village teachers often did not send student records which would have provided a basis for placing students in appropriate academic programs. It was believed that,…

In a longitudinal study of 89 black children from different social classes, while there were no significant SES differences on the Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale at 18 and 24 months of age, there was a highly significant 23 point Mean IQ difference between children from welfare and middle class black families on the Stanford-Binet at 3 years of…

The theme of this book is that American public education reflects the social order. The public schools do not initiate social change but mirror the social and political framework of the society. The result has been a waste of talent and ability and a loss of dignity and self worth for millions of citizens. Within the context of this analysis, the…

Two studies were carried out to measure the difficulties in visual perception which affect the reading abilities of disadvantaged children. The first study involved children in the first grades of eight poverty-area schools. Results reinforced earlier findings that urban disadvantaged children scored poorly on tests of visual perception.…

This is a report on changes taking place in boys and girls (288 Anglo boys and 288 Anglo girls) studies in the Human Talent Research Program during their years in the junior high schools of four Texas communities. Influenced by the emergent zeitgeist, or spirit of the times, the subjects were observed as they progressed from preadolescence through…

A private corporation conducted a study for the United States Air Force in 1973, investigating the long term effects of drug use on general mental ability. The air force personnel selected for participation in the study were 3741 known drug users and 6772 controls. Subjects received requests to sign a form allowing their high schools to release…

Most current information processing theories of cognition and memory share one common feature: the structure (state-space) of memory is fixed and retrieval from memory involves searching through that structure. Learning, where it is treated at all, involves transforming one such structure into another. This form of representation is questioned and…

Disadvantaged preschool children directed in the role-enactment of imaginary stories were found to be superior to control children (who did not engage in role playing) on several measures of social and cognitive development. Fantasy play training resulted in a higher incidence of spontaneous sociodramatic play, higher scores on an interpersonal…

This report contains replies to questionnaires sent to State legislatures, legislative service agencies, State school boards associations, and State offices of the NEA and the AFT asking for information on legislation and achievements in education. Information from the replies is supplemented by data acquired from reviews of newsletters,…

In learning potential (LP) tests, intelligence is measured by repeated administrations of reasoning tasks, with interpolated training in problem-relevant strategies. In a comparison of the differential sensitivity and validity of LP and IQ measures, subjects were divided into three IQ groups: bright normal, dull-to-average, and subnormal (EMR). In…

This annotated listing of tests currently available for Spanish speakers provides the grade or age levels for which the tests are intended, the subject matter or areas covered, specific references to test reviews in the Mental Measurements Yearbooks, complete names and addresses of publishers, and other general information of interest to…

This bibliography on compensatory early childhood education contains more than 4,000 citations, most of them from American sources. Books, journals, and papers presented at meetings are cited and a subject index is included. (SBT)

The author claims that the dignity and self-esteem of minority group children in particular are effectively destroyed in schools. Racial and ethnic prejudices create the vicious cycle of low expectations -- low achievement -- lower expectations. Abilities are further undermined by the emphasis in schools on verbal skills and reading as opposed to…

Sixteen (16) male and sixteen (16) female fourth graders from disadvantaged backgrounds and from advantaged backgrounds were given the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT), followed by a paired-associates task and a discrimination learning task. Results showed socioeconomic status…