Psychological testing has played a major role in the American Psychological Association (APA) because testing and assessment are important aspects of what psychologists do; tests assist psychologists in diagnosis and treatment. From its earliest years, APA has had one or more committees concerned with testing. The present Committee on…

For two decades the Behavioral Classification Project (BCP) has been developing instruments of a behavioral nature for the classification of emotional disorders and the classification of persons with specified patterns of emotional disorders. The BCP has four subprojects: the Pre-school Behavioral Classification Project (PBCP), the Children's…

The purpose of this study was to develop an attitude scale based on the theory of social distance that could assess attitudes toward children under the age of 12. The questions asked were: Are attitudes of adults toward children positive, negative, or neutral? Do such attitudes have a potency and activity dimension as well as an evaluative one? Do…

Two types of objective questions are compared: the multiple choice item, in which one and only one of several stated alternatives is correct for a given initial statement, and the multiple true-false item, where the stem is followed by several completions of which one or more can be correct. (DT)

Describes the advantages of the extended multiple choice test which was developed in an attempt to decrease problems arising from the traditional multiple choice test. (RB)

Classical test construction and analysis procedures are applicable and appropriate for use with criterion referenced tests when samples of both mastery and nonmastery examinees are employed. (Author/BB)

The basis for selection of the calibration sample determines the kind of scale which will be developed. A random sample from a population of individuals leads to a norm-referenced scale, and a sample representative of abilities of a range of characteristics leads to a criterion-referenced scale. (Author/BB)

The study reported here attempted to discover by employing different geographical techniques at which stages certain abilities - generalization and comparability - develop in children. (Author)

Presents a new method in test construction which augments an instrument's validity beyond that possible by standard procedures. (Author/JR)

Reports the results of a comparative evaluation of Harvard Project Physics (HPP) and non-HPP student performance, and demonstrates the ability of a new test construction paradigm to generate valuable feedback for curriculum developers, teachers, and students. (JR)

This article (in French with no translation) describes the development and evaluation of tests designed for French-speaking students in Ontario. (MBM)