Describes characteristics of experimental predictor battery of tests developed to supplement the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery for making selection and classification decisions for entry-level enlisted personnel. Explains procedures used to develop new test battery. Basic psychometric properties of each measure, as determine by large…

The article outlines the physiological and measurement bases for the development of physical fitness tests, raising questions concerning physiological, psychological, and evaluation issues. (Author/CB)

Five approaches to writing test items with computer assistance are described. A model of knowledge using a set of structures and a system for implementing the scheme are outlined. The approaches include the author-supplied approach, replacement-set procedures, computer-supplied prototype items, subject-matter mapping, and discourse analysis. (TJH)

Confidence envelopes for one-parameter, two-parameter, and three-parameter logistic item response models are illustrated. M-line plots showing the genesis of the envelope and the density of lines in the confidence region are described and illustrated. (Author/SLD)

Presents brief biography of Frederic Kuder, highlighting his contributions to the counseling profession, including his interest inventories, the Kuder-Richardson formulas, and the journals he founded and edited. Discusses some of the early influences on his career. Includes Kubler bibliography. (Author/ABL)

Two zero-one linear programing models for constructing tests using classical item and test parameters are given. These models are useful, for instance, when classical test theory must serve as an interface between an item response theory-based item banking system and a test constructor unfamiliar with the underlying theory. (TJH)

Describes the essential elements of a new generation of tests, shows how they might promote learning, and indicates what it will take to create them. Mastery systems envisioned by the Educational Testing Service will provide immediate, elaborate feedback; express learning progress via mapping; and present "real world" test questions.…

Developed Feminist Family Therapist Behavior Checklist to identify feminist family therapy skills. Used checklist to rate family therapy sessions of 60 therapists in variety of settings. Checklist discriminated between self-reported feminists and nonfeminists, between men and women, and between expert categorizations of feminist and nonfeminist…

A maximin model for test design based on item response theory is proposed. Only the relative shape of target test information function is specified. It serves as a constraint subject to which a linear programing algorithm maximizes the test information. The model is illustrated, and alternative models are discussed. (TJH)

A FORTRAN program is described that aids in construction of screening tests by performing a type of Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis as well as calculating measures such as sensitivity and specificity. CUTOFF could be applied in any setting where the optional cutoff for separating persons into two classes is required. (Author/SLD)

Developed Measure of Moral Orientation, objective instrument that measured moral orientation of college students. Administered instrument and conducted analyses to determine its psychometric properties. Results of pilot (n=64) and field (n=366) testing with college students suggest that the Measure of Moral Orientation is psychometrically sound…

Developed Male Role Norms Inventory. Data from 287 respondents revealed 3 factors. Factor 1 consisted of five subscales (Avoidance of Femininity, Homophobia, Achievement/Status, Attitudes toward Sex, and Restrictive Emotionality), and seemed to tap changing aspects of male role norms. Factors 2 (Self-Reliance) and 3 (Aggression) seemed to tap…

A method of testing semantic differential scales for bipolarity is developed using a new conception of bipolarity that does not require unidimensionality. Assessment of Fielder's Least Preferred Coworker instrument with 63 college student subjects using multidimensional scaling revealed its significant departures from bipolarity. (SLD)

Developed an abbreviated version of the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS). Subjects were college students (n=517). The result was an internally consistent and reliable 25-item scale. (Author/ABL)

Developed and validated Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL), which consists of five situational factors: Negative Emotions, Availability, Social Pressure, Physical Discomfort, and Positive Activities. Found hierarchical model to provide best fit to data. Results from two studies (total n=382) showed WEL to be sensitive to changes in…