Results indicate that a common prediction system is not practical and that a separate prediction system should be developed for each subgroup. (AG)

Two predictions derived from the view that agreeing response set is a personality manifestation were tested: (a) nay-sayers maintain more belief consistency than do yea-sayers, and (b) nay-sayers are more intellectually oriented, while yea-sayers are more emotionally oriented. Both predictions were supported using Air Force trainee subjects.…

The multitrait multimethod model of test validation is a conceptual approach for collecting, organizing, and integrating this information in making classification and intervention decisions for handicapped children. Typical problems with assessment practice are discussed with suggestions for overcoming these difficulties using the…

Investigated item bias on six subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised for four sociocultural groups (N=950), Anglo, Black, Chicano, and Native American Papago (NAP). Results of statistical indexes indicated no or negligible bias against Blacks and Chicanos. Found evidence suggesting bias in some verbal scales with NAPs.…

This article stresses the importance of objectivity in the evaluation and assessment of preschool hearing impaired Hispanic bilingual children. A case illustration is presented to demonstrate the need for objectivity in the team evaluation process, and guidelines are presented for use in working with Hispanic families. (Author/CJ)

Asserts that failure to consider carefully the purposes and uses to which standardized tests are put can place barriers in the way of equal educational opportunities for minority students. Proposes six precautions for ensuring that standardized tests can be used without endangering equal educational opportunities. (PGD)

Evidence of biases in the correct answers in multiple-choice test item files were found to include "all of the above" bias in which that answer was correct more than 25 percent of the time, and a bias that the longest answer was correct too frequently. Seven bias types were studied. (Author/CM)

Three important issues related to the testing debate, particularly in the context of college and professional school admissions, are reviewed and evaluated. (Author/AL)

The article examines problems concerning special education and ethnic minority group children and reviews approaches to meeting the needs of these children. (DB)

Standardized tests have been criticized consistently as being biased, imprecise, and limited. However, lower scores on achievement tests are due to the fact that students are no longer as well prepared by the schools as they have been in the past. (JN)

Reports a study to determine if students perform better on test items containing references to their own sex than on neutral items or items containing references to the other sex. Results indicate a significant effect when a disproportionate number of items referring to one sex are cumulated over several tests. (Author/KC)

Describes how the state of Georgia responded to federal charges of discrimination in the use of the Test of Adult Basic Education as an admissions test for vocational-technical schools. (JOW)

Reviews five general principles for development of methods for community studies of children's mental health. Notes limitations of existing epidemiological studies of the psychological functioning of American Indian and Alaska Native children. Lists recommendations for further research. Availability: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840…

The majority of the differences favor the males. The abilities measured by the coding subtest are present to a greater extent in females, regardless of the level of intelligence. Gifted boys manifest a higher level of verbal intelligence than do gifted girls. (Author)

The confirmation of the Holland hexagonal model in a Spanish-speaking sample suggests that results of earlier factor analytic studies of vocational interests are applicable to Spanish-speaking young persons. Counselors must provide their Spanish-speaking clients with intensive information resources. (Author)