Contains the text of the "Quickie Leadership Quiz," designed to help day care administrators evaluate their performance as leaders. Also provides interpretations for answers to the quiz. (SKC)

Certain states and local districts are setting up performance criteria a student must meet before he can graduate from high school. (IRT)

This author strongly advocates open faculty discussions of individual teachers' instructional goals and methods. He says that this approach conserve the principal's time, while encouraging more openness and mutual aid among faculty. (Editor)

Regression analysis revealed that a reliable estimate of the field-analytic disposition could be derived from a composition of scores on the Gottscaldt, Space Relations, Street Gestalt, and Perceptual Acuity tests. (Author)

Compares scores obtained on a practical examination" with those awarded on the basis of six laboratory investigations over one year. Reports no significant differences in assessed performance, but teaching advantages suggest the continuous assessment is advantageous. (AL)

Describes a performance test for use as a student evaluation technique. (GR)

Asserts that some student products, performances, and skills are not suited to evaluation using paper-and-pencil tests. Describes three alternative methods for evaluating student achievement using rating scales, checklists, and anecdotal records. (PGD)

The basic skills of running, jumping, throwing, and ball handling are of primary importance in physical education programs. A battery of four tests and a chart of average performances are presented for testing elementary students. (CJ)

Adults listened to a list containing 30 words that were repeated from zero to seven times each. Subjects were tested for sensitivity to differences in frequency of occurrence. All were equally sensitive to frequency information. Prior knowledge about the nature of the test did not affect performance. (Author)

Compares the retrieval performance of a technique for machine-aided indexing using a controlled vocabulary with that of a Key Word Out of Context Index, basing conclusions on the results of 20 subject searches of a database containing summaries of defense management data. (FM)