An empirically developed infant and preschool reinforcement survey was completed by 35 parents and 21 children. Test-retest coefficients were computed on these data after a one-week interval. The development of the survey, as well as its usefulness for school psychologists, is described. Survey is appended. (Author)

Integrates a review of Rotter's theory with an analysis of the design and development of locus of control scales, and tests the reliability and validity of an abbreviated version of Rotter's Locus of Control Scale which provides practitioners with an instrument less confusing than other locus of control scales. (Author)

Research in written composition must not only face up to the fact that composition tests must meet the same requirements for validity and reliability that other tests must meet, but it also faces the unique difficulty of figuring out a way to give a valid and reliable pretest. (DD)

The reliability of the Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) Everyday Sentence Lists was studied under receptive English simultaneous communication with 43 National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) students and under manual communication conditions with 40 NTID students. Results indicated that the CID lists are reliable measures under both…

Two groups of Black and White subjects rated men and women of their own racial group with respect to the dimensions of reliability, trustworthiness, and responsibility. Little evidence was found for widespread gender stereotyping beyond a somewhat more positive self-image among women of both races. (Author/RLV)

Describes a study designed to determine whether one-minute or two-minute tests of reading rates are more reliable and whether warm-up exercises improve the accuracy of rate measures. Indicates that results were inconsistent with theoretical expectations and past research and suggests that no changes in standardized testing practices are currently…

The test developer's reply to Herzberger et al.'s allegation that the internal consistency of the Preschool and Primary Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale is not sufficiently high to justify the scale's use. (CM)

A study of corrective feedback testing, in which scoring is based upon the number of attempts needed to achieve the correct answer, is compared to single attempt testing. (RAO)

College students instructed to "fake good" on a test of moral reasoning were unable to do so, but they could lower their scores significantly when directed to. (Editor)

This report focuses on research that provides evidence about the reliability, validity, and effects of various techniques of teacher evaluation. (Author)

Impromtu pre- and post-test essays by 302 students randomly selected from over 80 sections of a first-semester freshman composition course revealed significant improvement. (DD)

This study demonstrates that multiple matrix sampling procedures can be used to collect assessment data efficiently, unabstrusively, and reliably. (MB)

Reports preliminary findings of a study (in progress) on the statistical and content validity of eight reading achievement tests. (JM)

A short critique of a 1974 monograph. (MS)