Investigation of examiners' (N=44) evaluations of writing performance of learning-disabled (LD) students indicated that the LD label influenced ratings assigned by examiners (undergraduate education students) who were simply familiarized with the scoring procedure. Evaluations by examiners who received additional practice and training were not…

Describes the "Texas Project," a project to train a cadre of Texas-based college-level teachers of French, German, and Spanish to serve as oral-proficiency interviewers and raters. Discusses the four goals of the project and reports on its current status. (SED)

Reports a study which investigated the influence of the variables of race (examiner and child race) and expectancy (high and low expectancy) upon the scoring of individual IQ tests. (Author/JM)

The dissimilarity between the black and the white voices failed to affect the IQ scores of black children, but it appeared to be an important variable with regard to the IQ test performance of white children. (Author)

Compared the test scores of high and low anxious subjects when the Wechsler Adult Intelligence scale was administered by a trained examiner or mechanically. Findings indicated that performance was influenced by test administration procedures. There was a trend to score higher on the test given by an examiner. (Author/JAC)

Children given tangible rewards, regardless of race of examiner, obtained significantly higher scores. Children given culturally relevant social reinforcement by a Black examiner obtained significantly higher scores than did children given culturally relevant reinforcement by the White examiner. (Author)

The use of external examiners in the English higher education system is described including their role in consultation and continuous assessment of students. Problems posed by modular systems and other changing patterns of education are outlined. (JMF)

Presents a study that compared examiners' judgments of the grade-worthiness of candidates' A-level examination work at question paper level and at subject level. Suggests that examiners may have compensated to some extent for the different aspects of the subject tested in different question papers when they made holistic judgments. (CMK)

Placed college students (N=157) in all-female, all-male, or mixed-gender groups. With experimenter present, subjects evaluated article written by job applicant. Mixed-gender group members generally evaluated female applicant more favorably in presence of female rather than male experimenter, and rated female applicant more favorably than male…

Clinical psychology graduate students (N=14) administered Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Found numerous scoring and mechanical errors that influenced full-scale intelligence quotient scores on two-thirds of protocols. Particularly prone to error were Verbal subtests of Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Similarities. Noted specific…

In the last few years, schools and universities have incorporated personal digital assistants (PDAs) into their teaching curricula in an attempt to enhance students' learning experience and reduce instructors' workload. One of the most common uses of PDAs in the classroom is as a test administrator. This study compared the usability effectiveness,…

Ignoring the adequacy of floors and item gradients for tests used with young children can have serious consequences. Thus, because of the importance of early intervention for reading and math problems, we used the criteria suggested by Bracken for adequate floors and item gradients, and reviewed 15 reading tests and 12 math tests for ages 4-0…