In this paper, an attempt has been made to synthesize some of the current thinking in the area of criterion-referenced testing as well as to provide the beginning of an integration of theory and method for such testing. (Editor)

Describes the development and testing of an instrument for use at the eighth grade level to measure four science processes: observation, inference, verification, and classification. Indicates that the two forms of the instrument are average in reliability and high in factor validity. (CC)

The compliance of Kikuyu children was very high, and was tentatively argued to be a concomitant of the child's participation in the household's economic activities. (DM)

IQ tests are used to judge the mental capacities of black Americans, a fact which places a tremendous ethical responsibility on those involved in IQ test research and administration: most IQ test developers and administrators have abrogated this responsibility. (Author/JM)

Gumpgookies, which was administered in this study, is a test of motivation to achieve in school. (CB)

This study confirmed the practical benefits of three-choice items. (Author)

Factors seem to indicate that the OQS could be effectively substituted for the NTE as a screening measure for graduate students in education. The D-48 was not added to the prediction equation, since it made a negligible contribution to the total prediction. (Authors/CB)

Maximum likelihood factor analysis provides an effective method for estimation of factor matrices and a useful test statistic in the likelihood ratio for rejection of overly simple factor models. A reliability coefficient is proposed for analysis of factor solution. (Author/RK)

The placement or ordering of items on behavior rating scales which elicit extreme responses (anchor stimulus items) affect the responses given to neutral items. (DG)

This article is a reply to a previous paper (see TM 500 488) interpreting Livingston's original article (see TM 500 487). (CK)