All methods reviewed significantly discriminate between groups of brain damaged and unimpaired children. No method, however, provides successful predictive rates high enough to warrant the use of the Bender as the sole diagnostic instrument in individual cases. (Author)

The relationship between the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) and the subject's sex and income was significant. If male or poor, he was more likely to receive a higher score on MAST. There was no significant correlation with age, marital status, education, or duration of residency. (Author/BEF)

The relationship between neurological examinations and scores on the Quick Neurological Screening Test (QNST) was analyzed for 353 undifferentiated students in the general population and 204 students with known or suspected learning problems. No S shown to have a clearly abnormal neurological examination received a low score on the QNST. (CL)

Examined the prevalence and purposes of testing children who are entering, or are about to enter, kindergarten by type of school (public or private), concentration of low-income children, grade levels taught, and number of children enrolled. Data are from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999. (SLD)

Describes the field testing of the Mississippi Assessment Technique for Identifying Learning Disabilities in Adults (MATILDA) with 97 inmates, 50 undergraduates, and 8 students diagnosed as learning disabled. Reports how the test can be used as a preliminary screening device in adult basic education. (SK)

Field tested Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Resident Assessment and Care Screening in two states. Findings and clinical input resulted in retention of 40 percent of original items, modification of 40 percent, elimination of 20 percent. MDS provides structure and language for understanding long-term care, design care plans, evaluate quality, describe…

This article outlines the incidence and etiology of cervical cancer among Hispanic women, discusses screening and treatment, and identifies factors that may contribute to high incidence and death rate. Factors include Hispanics' utilization of health services, culturally based attitudes, and the role of Hispanic men. Implications for health…

Comparison of scores on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised of 67 students (ages 6-12) referred for possible learning disabilities found strong relationships among all the global standard scores on both instruments with different score patterns for those with severe disabilities.…

This article summarizes the current knowledge on the effects of beta-adrenergic blocking drugs, used widely for treatment of cardiovascular diseases, on exercise performance, training benefits, and exercise prescription. (IAH)

The validity of the Gifted Student Screening Scale was evaluated with 479 students in grades four-six. Further testing of 54 students who scored just above and just below the cutoff score indicated the test was not racially biased and that the cutoff score was probably too low. (DB)

Three techniques were used to identify blind/visually impaired people in Sri Lanka. Utilizing key informants identified the greatest number of blind people in the most efficient manner, compared to utilizing students from local schools and conducting house-to-house surveys. All three methods showed relatively high false positive rates. (Author/JDD)

Conducted workshop for high school seniors, 50 of whom had taken Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) and 50 of whom had taken Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). After completion of six-hour program on application of game-playing strategies to SAT, both retakers and first-time takers of SAT (who had previously taken PSAT) raised their scores…

Tested ability of 16-item high-risk screening list to accurately predict high-risk status by comparing admission and discharge high-risk scores for 448 patients with range of psychiatric disorders. Sixty-six percent of patients rated high risk at admission were identically rated at discharge. (Author/NB)

Compared intellectual (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for Adults-Revised) and neuropsychological (Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery) assessment as valid methods of identifying learning disabilities in adults. Findings from 155 subjects revealed that both instruments were able to distinguish adults with and without learning disabilities.…

Rated 583 children and adolescents with mental retardation on new psychometric instrument, Reiss Scales for Children's Dual Diagnosis, to screen for psychopathology in individuals with mental retardation. Respondents who had dual diagnosis obtained total scores approximately one standard deviation higher than those without dual diagnosis. Each of…