A survey of ninth-grade student placement policies in Michigan secondary schools was conducted. Two central questions were: (1) Who makes the placement decision; and (2) What are the most frequently used criteria in making that decision? Two-hundred Michigan secondary schools were selected at random and questionnaires were sent to chairpersons of…

An investigation of the relative validity of self-assessments versus standardized tests indicated that both self-assessments and objectively tested abilities were significantly related to supervisory ratings of overall job performance. While these correlations were not significantly different, further analysis revealed that objectively tested…

Errors in oral reading tests result from inaccuracies that tend to creep in because children are not totally consistent while taking a test and from inaccuracies caused when the examiner does not catch a word recognition error, giving credit for an answer that is more wrong than right or vice versa. Every test contains a standard error of…

This study investigated the extent and nature of sex bias in Indiana's vocational education programs. It also examined sex bias in relation to selected factors (motivation, psychomotor and language skills, I.Q., interest, reality, and sex-role perception). Enrollments in vocational programs in twenty-four area vocational programs were analyzed.…

Data were collected from a number of sources evaluating the performance of elementary and secondary school students in New York State. Comparison of New York students against the other 49 states, and of various regions within New York state, led to the following conclusions. New York state produced a larger number of high-scoring students on…

The decline in writing ability among students entering college can be attributed to such factors as the absence of verbal precision in television, advertising, and political language, the lack of writing practice in high school English classes, overloaded and unprepared English teachers, and the difficulties involved in evaluating student writing.…

Seven commercially available work evaluation systems are compared using a standardized outline: development, organization, work evaluation process, administration, scoring and norms, observation of clients, reporting utility, training in the system, technical considerations, reviewer's summary and comments, address, cost, and references. There are…

Four commercially available work evaluation systems are compared using a standardized outline: development, organization, work evaluation process, administration, scoring and norms, observation of clients, reporting utility, training in the system, technical considerations, reviewer's summary and comments, address, cost, and references. There are…

This list of audiovisual materials on educational testing and assessment has been compiled from a variety of sources; the primary source was the National Information Center for Educational Media's Index to 16mm Educational Films, 1977 edition. Although the items are annotated, no attempt was made to review or to endorse any of the materials…

THIS STUDY WAS INITIATED TO ANALYZE AND COMPARE THE CONTENT OF GOALS OF FIFTH- AND SIXTH-GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS WITH THE LANGUAGE ARTS AREAS ASSESSED BY STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. BY USING A FRAMEWORK OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS RECOMMENDED BY SEVERAL AUTHORITIES IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS, SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS CLASSIFIED AND JUDGED…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER STUDENTS WHO PERCEIVE THEIR TEACHERS DIFFERENTLY ALSO DIFFER IN CREATIVITY, A SAMPLE OF 197 STUDENTS (82 MALES AND 115 FEMALES) WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM ONE HIGH SCHOOL. EACH STUDENT WAS GIVEN THREE TESTS OF COGNITIVE FACTORS--THE UTILITY TEST (LISTING DIFFERENT USES FOR A BRICK AND A WOODEN PENCIL), THE APPARATUS TEST…

Three concurrent validity studies were conducted on the relationship between performances on formative measures of spelling and performances on standardized spelling achievement measures using learning disabled (LD) and non-LD elementary students. Results of correlational analysis for four formative measures and three standardized measures…

The uses and misuses of standardized test results used for program evaluation as seen by a staff member of an Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I Technical Assistance Center are described. In ESEA Title I, test scores are used to select students for the program. Although federal requirements do not require using standardized test…

Research indicates that when taking a standardized test that is not timed, students who have been coached to revise answers profit more from their changes than do those who receive no instruction at all. Some study skill books written for high school and college students give misleading advice not to change answers while some newer editions are…

The sampling of test items found within the Science portion of selected standardized achievement test batteries is examined. The lack of sensitivity of such items to the curriculum changes often attempted in Earth Science is demonstrated. The following five standardized achievement test batteries commonly administered to pupils in grades 7-9 were…