The present study suggests that although the reliability of an academic aptitude test given under formula-score condition can be increased substantially through empirical option weighting, much of the increase is due to the capitalization of the keying procedure on omitting tendencies which are reliable but not valid. (Author)

Results of this study point to the importance of using a differential validity model in industrial validation research not only for aptitude measures, but also for personality and personal history data. (Authors)

Responses to Bales' Interpersonal Ratings Questionnaire were analyzed in an attempt to validate the concepts of three-dimensional space as descriptive of individual performance in small groups. (Author)

Intent of this study was to examine an ability and achievement battery used in college engineering freshmen prediction for possible moderating effects in an attempt to enhance overall prediction. (Authors)

Study finds that written examination can predict job performance fairly for all groups; a good preemployment test score is reflected in good job performance. (MF)

The Joyce-Hudson scale proved to be more closely related to science/non-science bias than to convergence/divergence. (Authors/CB)

In general, faults did make the items easier, with the largest effects occurring for cue and grammar contaminations. (Authors)

Social Studies was the best predictor in the two-year colleges whereas Literature was the most predictive of success in the four-year colleges. (Author)

A study of the sanctions which control moral conduct was carried out on a sample of 40 primary and secondary schoolchildren. A test of ten moral dilemmas was constructed and used. The most interesting finding was the importance of self-concept as a regulating factor in moral judgment. (Editor)

Describes students' responses to three attitude measuring instruments which were further analyzed with cognitive achievement and census figures as variables. Concludes the presence of a generally positive disposition and its dependence on knowledge possession and parents' education. (CC)

The problem under consideration in this study was a comparison of national norms and some validity data on The Seashore Measures of Musical Talent with disadvantaged junior high school students analyzed by sex and race. (Authors)

In contrast to previous research relating Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) scores to grades, the purpose of this study was to test the validity of the SSHA against criterion measures more directly reflecting effective study behavior itself. (Authors)

Culture fair tests should be examined and reviewed closely before being used and should not be regarded as the answer to testing the culturally disadvantaged. (Author)