Football, it is argued, is too dangerous for most girls and for many boys. Data on male-female differences in size, speed, and strength are reviewed. A preparticipation screening program with equal requirements for both sexes is proposed. (Author/MT)

Provides a prototype measure of employability to be used as a tool in public employment programs. Considers political and ethical implications pertaining to the use of such a selection instrument for welfare recipients. (Author/ABB)

Kindergarten children (N=103) were administered three tests of visual-motor integration: Bender Gestalt Test, Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration and Geometric Design subtest of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Issues discussed include interscorer reliabilities, correlations among scores, correlations…

Reports on a study that involved identifying and interviewing a sample of adult secondary distance education students to discover what learning strategies the group uses. Recommendations included prior screening of all adult secondary distance education students and development of a study technique program to teach learning strategies. (Author/CH)

Describes design and implementation of a project which focused on early identification of potentially gifted students among youths frequently overlooked because of socioeconomic, cultural, and/or linguistic differences. Also discusses validation of a battery of procedures and techniques designed to identify potentially gifted students among…

Analysis of 621 peer-peer items in the zero to six year age range from 54 assessment tests revealed such results as that over one-third of the items featured social participation, and that problems were found with the tests' ability to identify peer-peer deficits and to provide a framework for intervention. (MC)

A health screening program, piloted in 14 school districts in Texas from 1977 to 1979, was evaluated to determine the outcome of the screenings. Questions concerning the effectiveness of comprehensive health screening in the schools are raised. (Author/CJB)

Describes development of a screening test to identify individuals with the best potential for being helped by a computer assisted guidance program. The Career Decision Making Questionnaire was administered to 142 students. Results indicated the importance of prior experience with career information. (JAC)

Describes development, psychometric properties, and applications of the Wife Abuse Inventory (WAI). Preliminary reliability and validity data, based on 50 cases, are presented for this screening device designed to predict which women are at risk of being abused by their spouses. Potential applications of the WAI are suggested. (NRB)

Handicapped preschool children who participate in special education programs gain more in mental age and skill development than similiar children not engaged in special programs. This article lists current federal programs and advises how parent-teacher associations can help develop special intervention programs. (DF)

Tested the utility of the Career Decision Scale in identifying chronic career indecision in 205 high school seniors. Followup data was gathered three years later. Results indicated the CDS factor scores can help identify the more chronically career indecisive students whose indecision is complicated by personality concerns. (JAC)

Investigated the validity of subtest short forms for the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence in an outpatient population of 116 children. Data showed that the short forms underestimated actual level of intelligence and supported use of a short form only as a brief screening device. (LLL)

Discusses genetic screening in the employment context, which involves identification of individuals hypersusceptible to toxins in the work environment. Examines the status of genetic screening devices against standard testing and legal criteria. (LLL)

Describes common signs and symptoms of learning disabilities in college students and suggests guidelines for identifying such students. An understanding of how cognitive, neuropsychological, and psychodynamic factors contribute to academic problems allows for sophisticated and responsible recommendations. (JAC)

Evaluated the predictive validity of the Yellow Brick Road Test (YBRT) relative to performance in reading as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT). A full prediction-performance comparison matrix was employed to compare three different cutoff scores for kindergarten-aged children (N=214). Concluded that the YBRT is moderately valid.…