Reviews the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, an individually administered test of intelligence and achievement. Finds it to be of high overall quality. (FL)

The Pre-Reading-Screening Procedures and the Slingerland Screening Tests for Identifying Children with Specific Language Disability were administered to 1021 grade one to six students. Results indicated that reliability and validity coefficients were acceptable and that educational programing decisions could confidently be based on the test…

This article is concerned with estimation of components of maximum generalizability in multifacet experimental designs involving multiple dependent measures. An example of a two-facet partially nested design is provided. (Author/RC)

This study was performed to resolve the question of comparability of manual dexterity scores obtained on wooden and plastic versions of the USES pegboard. Currently authorized equipment, either plastic or wooden, may be used with the confidence that scores are not affected by the type of equipment used. (Author)

A direct proof is given for the generalized Spearman-Brown formula for any real multiple of test length. (Author)

This study compared the effectiveness of the recently-developed Early Screening Profiles (ESP) with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC), two screening tests designed to measure the cognitive, language, motor, and social development of preschool children. The tests were administered in counterbalanced order to a sample of 29…

The At Risk for Violence Test (ARFV) is a test used to identify violence prone teens and adults. The ARFV, teen version, is designed for use in public and private schools, grades 6 through 12, as an annual screening early in the school year. Norms for girls and boys are used for scoring reports. The adult version may be used to screen job…

The Carkhuff Discrimination Rating Scale has been shown to predict a rater's accuracy in the judgment of therapeutic process. Following testing for discrimination, 23 Ss were shown four videotaped interviews with mental patients. Two measures assessed the Ss' accuracy of perception of the patients' verbal and behavioral interview performance.…

An investigation of three intelligence tests reveals that the Slosson shows signs of becoming a legitimate substitute for other intelligence tests, while the Columbia yielded erratic results for the mentally retarded participants in this study. (Author/KM)

Author states that psychometric research in alternative measurement models contribute to progress in the test construction field so that more qualitative behavioral information can be obtained from tests. (Author/HB)