Recounts the negative experiences two cities had with districtwide testing programs. (IRT)

Reviews the 1974 Standards, an updating serving as a guide to test making and publishing, and training of persons for these endeavors. (DEP)

Supports government policy of encouraging examination reform in universities in India through the setting up of Question Banks which would contain tested examination questions and statistical information on their validity and reliability. Suggests guidelines for development and use of the question banks by organizations and universities. (JT)

Provides a brief history of competitive examinations and testing--especially in education--and reminds teachers of the purposes of testing. (RB)

This article describes a method whereby varied dimensional criteria are used in subdividing groups of students, with the aim of minimizing incompatibility within the sub-groups. The method has varied pedagogical uses. (Text is in German.) (Author/AM)

The career of Stuart Appleton Courtis in the growth of testing and educational measurement parallels the development of progressive education in the first half of the twentieth century. In 1909 he developed the standardized Courtis Arithmetic Test, Series A, the first objective test used in any city public schools. Continuing his work in testing,…

A number of current activities at the Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) are described, including research programs, evaluation services, workshops and field training programs, publications, and information dissemination. The Evaluation and Decision Making Program studies evaluation from three different perspectives: (1) the program level,…

The sixth-form curriculum and examinations in Northern Ireland and Britain are examined. "A" level modern language examinations represent rigorous intellectual demands, in which the examiner looks for evidence of imagination, creativity, linguistic subtlety, and critical appraisal far beyond the "O" level. For the ablest…

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN POLICY ON PLACEMENT IN COLLEGE GERMAN COURSES IS DISCUSSED WITH RELATION TO ARTICULATION BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK. PROFICIENCY TESTING AND AWARDING OF COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES ARE OUTLINED BRIEFLY. DESCRIPTIONS OF ELEMENTARY COLLEGE GERMAN COURSES ARE INCLUDED. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED…

This study is part of a continuing search for measures of divergent thinking and for better predictors of performance in occupational areas depending on such ways of thinking. Traditional predictors of college performance, i.e., high school GPA and tests of verbal and quantitative aptitude have always worked much better estimating success in…

The purpose of the research reported in this paper -- (1) to describe in general terms the teaching of English as a foreign language in Finnish secondary schools, (2) to define method as it relates to language teaching and to develop an instrument to measure method as a quantitative value or a point on a continuum, and (3) to evaluate the…

It is reasonable to assume that information such as the fact that "a beaver is larger than a mouse" is part of the average college student's generalized world knowledge. The present experiments examine the processes whereby new information is integrated with this type of generalized world knowledge. During the study phase of these…

The author, as a testing consultant, has considered and answered 16 questions on the various aspects of testing usually asked by school staff members. The questions and answers are primarily concerned with statistical aspects of achievement tests and the best way to interpret test results to clients, parents and teachers. The need for caution in…

To assess the effect of contextual stimuli on learning, a study was conducted to see if providing instruction to students in one setting and testing them in yet another setting had an effect on their recall. Twenty-eight college students were randomly divided into two groups, and both were exposed to a multimedia instructional presentation. Then,…