Establishes the validity and reliability of an instrument for evaluating whether English classes employ 35 variables indicative of the "growth through English" philosophy. (DD)

On June 2, 2000, the Los Angeles County Probation Department entered into a settlement agreement with the Black Probation Officers Association in response to a civil suit. As part of the settlement, the Department was required to allocate resources internally based on the administration of a risk and needs instrument to its juvenile probationers.…

The RAND Corporation was asked by the Los Angeles County Probation Department to provide assistance in the validation of a risk/needs assessment and Strength-Based Assessment Instrument to be used to objectively measure the risk and needs of minors in Los Angeles County referred to the Probation Department. RAND surveyed existing instruments,…

Today's students experience a great deal of pressure to succeed in school. Since predictors of academic performance are widely used to assess student capabilities, the relationship between one such test, the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), and academic success are examined in this paper. The focus here is on the non-cognitive variables…

Assessment is an important factor in any educational setting. This paper explores current assessment practices in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) setting. Because assessment is an essential component of the decisionmaking process in ESL, a case for a more dynamic process is presented. Assessment in the case of the ESL learner becomes a case…

This study compares science students' perception data from six countries and uses specific methods to analyze the validity and reliability of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI). In this way, it adds to the existing knowledge base and compensates for some of the limitations of earlier studies. The paper begins with a discussion on the…

This directory describes tests available for use by psychologists, educators and human resource personnel in businesses. Each of the three main sections is divided into subsections. Psychology contains 21 subsections; Education, 49 subsections; and Business, 20 subsections. The tests within each subsection are listed alphabetically by title. Each…

Describes the development of six science teaching attitude scales, using the procedures similar to those of the Scientific Attitude Inventory. Included are field test results obtained from the elementary teachers of an inservice summer project. (CC)

Explores the potential of the Dominoes'' (D 48) test, a nonverbal analogies test, as a cross-cultural measure of general ability in adolescence and to evaluate the applicability of this test to adolescents in Israel in light of comparable findings obtained from other ability tests in Israel and in other countries. (Author/JM)

The purpose of this article was to summarize information on the use of tests as devices for assessing men and women for positions in business and industrial establishments. (Author/RK)

A study by Rothkopf is frequently cited as showing that educational experts are poor judges of the actual effectiveness of instructional materials. The study is replicated and comments from Ss are used to show that half-trained student experts tend to judge simple materials as more effective than complex materials. (Author)

Summarizes classifications of educational objectives, types of test items, and principles underlying the construction of tests. Indicates that a combination of essay and objective tests is preferable in the overall evaluation of a course. (CC)