In a discussion of accountability and performance contracting, the author believes that within a couple of years, performance contracting in its present form will be seen as a rather primitive, simplistic approach to the practice of accountability, but the notion of accountability will continue to be a powerful influence on the educational scene.…

The problem in the present study was to produce a description of the logico-semantic relations which define the semantic spaces of children and to indicate how these spaces change over time. (Authors)

Research is reviewed to determine the value of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception as a predictor of reading performance and whether the Frostig Visual Perception Training Program improves reading performance. (KW)

Paper compares a set of multi-item personality scales with a set of comparable example-anchored scales. (Authors/MB)

A sample of over 3,000 mildly retarded adolescents and young adults were administered a newly designed picture-inquiry instrument to measure vocational interest and knowledge. (Author)

An item reversal is like the original item except that the apparent or inferred direction of meaning is changed from positive to negative or from negative to positive. The experimental subjects did not respond to the reversed items and the original items in a similar manner. (Author/DG)

The author criticizes an experiment of Moody, Abell and Bausell (EJ 038 323) on the grounds of inappropriate instruction and invalid tests. (MM)

Responds to McNeil's proposal for assessing teacher competency, arguing that the technique (1) is unrepresentative of a teacher's behavior, (2) uses inappropriate statistical techniques, and (3) is punative rather than diagnostic. (VJ)

By nonintellective" are meant factors which are present in a test situation and which influence the test scores obtained but are not obviously related to the skills or knowledge ostensibly being measured by the test. (Authors)

Review of the factor matrix indicated that Piagetian reasoning tasks involve abilities separate from those measured by standard tests of intelligence and achievement. (Authors)