Notes that I.Q. tests measure certain specific structures of "modern consciousness". (Author/AM)

This paper is an examination, both theoretical and empirical, of three measures of desegregation (the dissimilarity index, the segregation index and the information theory index) with the empirical focus on school desegregation. (Author)

The position paper, prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, explores alternative paths for state assessment in the social studies. A set of criteria is offered which defines the general actions of problematic inquiry and provides a general framework that directs attention to the institutional underpinnings which give meaning…

California evaluates its occupational education programs through COPES--Community College Occupational Programs Evaluation System. (Editor)

The purposes of this paper are to (1) consider the state testing program from the county point of view, (2) relate the testing program to other state required programs, and (3) make some suggestions for the future. (Author)

Partly a reply to Hans P. Guth's The Monkey on the Bicycle: Behavioral Objectives and the Teaching of English" Y English Journal," vol. 59, no. 6 (September 1970), pp. 785-927I. (RD)

Speech presented at the 54th annual NASSP Convention. (EJS)

In response to Ebel's article (TM 508 146) the author points out that, in emphasizing what a test is intended to measure, the vital question of what should be measured is set aside. While explicit specifications for a test should be encouraged, questions of worth ought to be prominent in designing and selecting tests. (Author/LC)

Presents an overview of the development of evaluation and comparative testing techniques. Topics discussed include case studies of evaluation in other cultures, objectives of evaluation, problems, uses, implications, success rates, and design principles. (Author/DB)

The issues which this article examines include the multiple determinism of behavior, the role of context, the multiple goals of personality measurement, the "subject" as potential expert and colleague, the analysis of environments, and the role of person variables. (Author)

Interactive multimedia is finding favor as a time-saving training tool. This article discusses how organizations could justify investing in instructional multimedia by quantifying: (1) productivity lost through lack of training; (2) costs of time spent in other types of training, particularly those conducted offsite; and (3) savings represented by…

Conditions under which measurement-driven instruction might produce its expected results are discussed, with reference to test stakes, performance standards, and the nature of content assessment. Under some conditions, instruction driven by measurement may corrupt the measurement process. (SLD)

Analyzes the measurement characteristics of sociometric ratings and provides an empirical comparison of the use of ratings and nominations in sociometric classification. Focuses on unlimited nominations as the way to include the perceiver perspective, arguing that rating scales enable researchers to collect refined information that reflects…