The article comments critically on a previous article entitled "A Quota System for Gifted Minority Children: A Viable Solution." Some methodological considerations of that study are briefly discussed, focusing on identification and screening procedures. (DLS)

Analysis of an identification procedure in which teachers, counselors, and principals nominated gifted students from 168 second graders indicated that nominations were highly inaccurate when judged against a standardized test as criterion. However, some improvement occurred when a screening test was used to establish cutoff scores. (Author/CL)

Among findings of the study involving 278 contestants (seventh graders) from the 1976-77 Mathematics Talent Search conducted by the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth was that the Mathematics Usage and Natural Sciences Readings tests of the American College Test battery have adequate ceiling and floor for this group. (SBH)

The final part of an article on the process of identifying gifted and talented children presents data and discusses implications of the use of the Guidance Institute for Talented Students' Screening Instrument (GIFTS). (For Parts 1 and 2, see EJ 216 146 and EJ 221 686.) (PHR)

A developmental questionnaire, encompassing the ages from 4 weeks to 36 months, has been devised that, when completed by parents, can be used to screen children as being developmentally normal, questionable, or abnormal. Journal availability: see EC 115 198. (Author)

The LOT (Lengthened Off-Time) test was administered to 100 normal-hearing Ss ranging in age from 7 years, 6 months to 10 years, 6 months. (Author)

This study examined the psychometrics of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders Personality Questionnaire (SCID-IIP) self-report personality questionnaire. The responses to the instrument were found reliable and evidenced good self-other convergence. Correlations with external criteria showed the SCID-IIP to contain…

Applied a structured framework to the research literature to assess the general effectiveness of integrity tests as used to assess "honesty" in preemployment screening. In terms of acceptability, research has indicated that integrity tests are viewed neither positively nor negatively, but considerable debate remains about false positive rates and…

An outcomes-based assessment instrument was devised to screen patients for learning problems that would impede patient education in cardiac rehabilitation. Criteria for seven barriers were established: hearing, language, cultural, religious, vision, cognitive, emotional). Points of data collection and a rationale for collection were identified.…

Developed pilot instrument to examine differences between adolescents who have attempted suicide and others. An 86-item questionnaire was administered to 25 suicide attempters and 57 nonsuicide attempters. Found significant differences for each of 3 domains (family environment, social environment, self-perceptions) and for 55 questions. Used…

In the area of developmental screening, predictive validity is typically assessed by two methods: correlational analysis and classificational analysis. This paper describes each methodology and reviews their relative advantages and disadvantages in relation to early identification of developmental handicaps and risks. (JOW)

Summed scores of 2 subscales each of the Verbal and Performance scales of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) were cross-validated with full scale scores of 96 Hispanic students in a program for the accelerated and gifted. Results indicate the subtests as potentially useful tools for screening Hispanic students. (Author/PB)

Fifty-one gifted children, aged 9-17, were tested with the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition, and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. Correlations indicated that the Peabody may be of value in screening students being considered for gifted placement. (Author/JDD)

Strategies for treadmill testing of preschool-age children, developed during an on-going National Institute of Health study, are reported in this article. Procedures are related for: (1) providing a favorable psychological climate; (2) teaching the child to perform the test; and (3) ensuring the child's safety. (IAH)

A total of 1,446 elementary school children were screened with the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD) procedure. Results indicated that the SSBD could accurately and efficiently identify children in need of special services, and was viewed as cost efficient because it could proactively screen all students in an acceptable amount of…