The relationship between seriation tasks and number line comprehension tasks is reported. Types of tasks administered were six seriation tasks derived from Piaget, six seriation tasks provided with irrelevant cues, and number line comprehension tasks. Stochastic Mokken scale analysis indicated selection of six original seriation tasks formed a…

The Standardized Test of Essential Writing Skills (STEWS) has been developed as a valid and reliable means of assessing expository writing skill. Studies concerning the reliability and validity of the STEWS are presented and their implications for use of the STEWS are discussed. (Author/DWH)

Used multiple regression analysis to derive a short form for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised in a sample of 300 children receiving treatment and/or evaluation at a university-affiliated community mental health center. Results yielded several four- and five-subtest predictive equations with demonstrable predictive validity.…

A new revision was developed using Rasch psychometric techniques to build a Knox's Cube Test (KCT) variable and item bank using the tapping series from all previous editions. The report forms developed give a clear picture of the subject's performance set in a context that is both normative and criterion. (Author/BW)

Discusses in detail the rationale and construction of an instrument entitled "Test on Scientific Attitudes," and includes a copy of the cognitive component subtest. (MLH)

A familism scale was seen to contain two potential weaknesses. These two weaknesses have been remedied by cross-validation procedures and a test-retest rewording procedure. New results tend to support the scale's validity. (Author)

Investigated whether students would perceive items arranged in a hard-medium-easy order as being more difficult than the same items arranged in an easy-medium-hard order and whether the arrangements would influence scores. (MS)

The author describes a test developed to assess elementary school teachers' knowledge of venereal diseases. (GW)

Discussed are techniques for evaluating students in political science in a sound and humanistic manner. Guidelines are presented to help identify and clarify cognitive skills as well as to reduce political and governmental concepts to measurable terms. Suggestions are made for planning tests that assess the attainment of various learning…

Summarizes one approach to constructing economics courses and outlines testing procedures which are congruent with this approach. Concrete examples of test items are presented. (Author)

This study developed and administered a questionnaire to identify feeding practices among low-income African-American mothers and eating behaviors in their preschool children that are associated with childhood obesity. The findings do not appear to implicate feeding practices to childhood obesity in this sample of preschoolers. However, before…

This study examined the alignment between the Golden State Exam (GSE) in High School Mathematics and the University of California (UC) Statement on Competencies in mathematics, exploring the technical quality of the alignment process. UC faculty and high school mathematics teachers (n=20) from Northern and Southern California rated the mathematics…

This study addressed statistical techniques that might ameliorate some of the sampling problems currently facing states with small populations participating in State National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments. The study explored how the application of finite population correction factors to the between-school component of…

This report outlines a system-wide framework for monitoring the literacy development of children in preschool through second grade. Specific early literacy assessment instruments and instructional approaches are not suggested. Instead, the report focuses on some of the essential elements of an assessment system intended to monitor the progress of…

In 1996, a subcommittee of the State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards commissioned a study of the use of performance-based assessments in large-scale accountability systems. The idea was to look into current state assessment work on performance-based assessments to see what has been learned, but not widely reported, by those who…