Graduate programs in Educational Administration use a variety of screening strategies, including the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) when selecting and admitting students. In order to earn Standard Principal Certification in Texas, an Educational Administration candidate, in addition to completing a graduate program, must also pass the Standard…

Setting standards on educational tests is extremely challenging. The psychometric literature is replete with methods and guidelines for setting standards on educational tests; however, little attention has been paid to the process of setting standards on computerized adaptive tests (CATs). This lack of attention is unfortunate because CATs are…

In Wake County (North Carolina), kindergarten teachers assess all their entering students with the locally developed Kindergarten Initial Assessment, which includes: (1) an assessment of personal, social, language and literacy, physical, and mathematics skills; (2) an evaluation of print concepts; (3) a visual motor skill index; (4) the…

This technical assistance manual is designed to provide Ohio school districts with resources and information to aid in the development of appropriate procedures to identify children who are gifted. It is organized to respond to questions that districts may have or need to answer regarding gifted identification and provides information and…

This report responds to a request for information about the quality of the tests the City University of New York (CUNY) uses to decide who must take remedial courses and a profile of CUNY freshmen. Roughly 65% of CUNY bachelor's degree students and nearly 90% of associate degree students are required to take remedial courses in reading, writing,…

Research indicates that many youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system may have mental health and substance use related disorders. Problems related to these conditions play a continuing role in delinquency and pose risks to the welfare of youth, juvenile justice staff, and others. Identifying troubled youth is the first step in…

The term "children with disabilities" includes, without limitation, all children who, because of permanent or temporary mental, physical or emotional disabilities, need special education, are unable to have all their educational needs met in a regular class without special education and related services, or are unable to be adequately educated in…

Slum environments produce lead poisoning which counselors in East New York sought to bring to attention of parents and legislators by a screening program to identify children who had it. Counselors also established a program to alert parents to dangers of ingesting fallen plaster. (CJ)

Used nonintellectual measures with demonstrated validity for screening of learning disabled and emotionally handicapped pupils to evaluate the feasibility of screening for potential educable mentally retarded (EMR) and gifted candidates. Results showed the screened group contained 91 percent of the low IQ group and 86 percent of the high IQ group.…

Investigated the extent to which the Wechsler and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) provides items of sufficient difficulty for gifted children (N=306) aged four to six. All subtests investigated were found to have an inadequate level of difficulty, and six were inadequate for half or more of the subjects. (JAC)

Outlines the development of a Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) with spouses, family, friends, and neighbors who provided care to recently hospitalized hip surgery and heart patients over 65. Results indicate that the CSI is a brief, easily administered instrument which identifies strain within the sample of informal care providers. (Author/JAC)