This paper describes the use of oral examinations to assess the clinical judgment of aspiring physicians. Oral examinations have been used in U.S. medicine since 1917. Currently, 15 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties administer 17 different standardized oral examinations to approximately 10,000 physician candidates…

A mathematical programming approach is presented for computer adaptive testing (CAT) with many constraints on the item and test attributes. Because mathematical programming problems have to be solved while the examinee waits for the next item, a fast implementation of the Branch-and-Bound algorithm is needed for this approach. Eight modifications…

Describes the techniques used to construct the Inventory of Societal Issues,'' and describes the seven scales that constitute the battery. All scales reflect environmental issues related to science and technology. (AL)

An algorithm, based upon factor analytic theory, is presented to illustrate one solution to the problem of selecting items for a test. (Authors)

A brief look at computer generated repeatable tests, which provide large numbers of automatically generated unique tests over a unit of material.'' (Author/AK)

Results indicate that scoring tests by the self-scoring method can result in a higher split half reliability than tests scored by the traditional right-wrong method. (Authors)

Satiric essay intended to underscore the virtues of discovery learning and educational technology when applied to science instruction and testing. (LS)

The role of the college examiner at Passaic County Community College (New Jersey) is discussed in terms of his responsibility for evaluating the successful implementation of the systems approach to instruction. (NF)

Describes rationale, development, and validation of the Psychological Screening Inventory (PSI), intended as a brief screening device for use in mental health related settings where time and psychological skills may be at a premium. (Author)

Describes the development of a test for evaluating acquisition of process skills in middle school science students. (CP)