Disadvantages of traditional intelligence tests with handicapped children are discussed, and an alternative approach, The "Assessment of Basic Competencies" (ABC) is presented. The background and design of the ABC and the three domains of the model (language skills, math reasoning skills, and information processing skills) are…

The major purpose of the three studies reported here was to investigate possible differences in agreement/disagreement with attitude statements as a function of their type (with regard to positivity/negativity) and personalism. In the first study, 90 students completed scales on energy conservation and on having good study habits. Agreement varied…

Many self-concept measures employ several different scales to which the subject responds in a set order at one sitting. This study examined effects of different testing conditions. The Index of Adjustment and Values (IAV) was administered to 191 graduate students under two different sequences and two time delay conditions. Results indicate…

The Musical Aptitude Profile (MAP) and four levels of the Iowa Tests of Music Literacy (ITML) were administered to university non-music majors to investigate the use of the "in doubt" test item response. The "in doubt" response was not used indiscriminately by the university students on either test battery. (Author)

A method of developing attitudinal surveys for use in primary mathematics classes is described. A sample test is provided. (SD)

Reports on the development, administration, and evaluation of a low anxiety testing model for use with preservice science teachers. (CP)

The tab device, a testing instrument in which the student studies the situation and selects the tab which he believes will solve the problem, offers a testing method with immediate feedback about his decision. A sample tab device testing instrument is included. (MW)

A new scale of interpersonal trust for adolescents was constructed using a representative sample of 70 students from a community high school. The hypothesis was tested that disaffected youth compared to the more conventional would show less interpersonal trust. (Author/RC)

The article considers: (1) three fundamental principles for measurement, (2) facts about typewriting and stenographic skills that bear on their measurement, (3) recommendations for testing in accord with those facts and with basic measurement principles, and (4) the establishment of standards and modes of scoring and grading. (Author)

Some of the pitfalls in the construction of multiple choice tests are discussed and examples of invalid questions given. (RM)

Describes the development of multiple-choice test item bank for grade ten science by the Australian Council for Educational Research. Other item banks are also being developed at the grade ten level in mathematics and social science. (RH)

Vygotskian theory suggests that maturation and learning are not mutually exclusive; rather together they constitute development and are thus dependent on each other and interactive. The concept of the zone of proximal development involves determining two developmental levels of mental functions for each learner--the actual and the potential…

The ability to recognize, extend, and relate patterns and sequences to numeric, figural, and word representations plays a prominent role in science education. This study provided validation information for an instrument to assess childrens' ability to recognize and extend patterns and sequence in different representational forms. A 57-item…