Achievement motivation was successfully measured among male and female college students by having the students rate eight Thematic Apperception Test cards for similarity and scaling the results in two dimensions: number of persons and degree of strong affect. The Rorschach Inkblot Test was not effective in determining need for achievement. (CTM)

The Tactile Test of Basic Concepts (TTBC), a tactile analog to the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (BTBC), was field tested with 75 blind students (kindergarten to grade 2) and the scores compared with those of sighted Ss used in the standardization sample for the BTBC. (Author/IM)

Explains and provides examples of test validity and reliability. (SL)

Reliability estimates support the use of teacher evaluation forms, while validity coefficients do not, thus indicating that the use of responses to teacher evaluation forms in making decisions is ill-advised. (MB)

A study to determine the acceptability, reliability, and usefulness of collecting information from fellow students of medical school applicants showed the procedure to be well accepted by candidates and fellow students with comparative ratings showing a broad distribution that makes possible identification of candidates with strengths and…

The author responds to W. Arndt's and M. Byrne's criticisms of the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (NSST), a test for assessing receptive and expressive grammar in young children. (SBH)

To determine the validity of the Imitation of Gestures Technique as a measure of visual motor functioning, the performance of 295 preschoolers on the test was correlated with age and scores from the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. (Author/CL)

Described is the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, a measure for evaluating the infant's motor, emotional, social, and cognitive development by providing typical interactive situations. (SBH)

Suggests some practical testing skills needed by the classroom teacher. (Author/RK)

When teachers' ratings of first- through tenth-graders (N=160) on the Gifted Student Screening Scale (GSSS) were compared with students' scores on various intelligence tests, the GSSS identified 35 of 37 previously-identified cognitively-gifted students, with 59 students (not previously identified as gifted) identified for further screening for…

Pratt's measure C on the class concentration of bibliometric distributions is calculated and interpreted for the laws of Zipf, Mandelbrot, and Lotka and geometric distribution, and comparisons are made of the results. An explicit mathematical formula which unifies disparate theories is derived and tested. (Author/CLB)

The predictive relation between neonatal behavior and temperament at 24 months was examined for 67 infants selected from the full socioeconomic status (SES) distribution. Initial ratings were made when the infants were one to four days old. Irritable neonates were rated as more upset, less attentive to stimuli, and less responsive to the staff at…

Differences between the academic (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and government (Foreign Service Institute) versions of the oral proficiency interview test are examined, and data from two studies of interrater reliability are presented and discussed. (MSE)

Criticizes the standard tests for listening comprehension because the material heard is often of poor quality and only about 20 percent of the questions actually test listening skills. Describes a self-made listening comprehension on Ibsen's "A Doll's House." (SRT)