The reliability of the proposed short form of the Revised Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) was computed on data derived from six-year-old ITPA standardization test booklets (128 Ss). (Author/CL)

It is shown that if a behavior domain can be described by the common factor model with a finite number of factors, the squared correlation between the sum of a selection of items and the domain total score is actually greater than coefficient alpha. (Author/JKS)

An index for the dependability of mastery tests is described. Assumptions necessary for the index and the mathematical development of the index are provided. (Author/JKS)

Finding and interpreting lower bounds for reliability coefficients for tests with non-homogeneous items has been a problem for psychometricians. A computer search procedure is developed for locating such a lower bound in a variety of settings. (Author/JKS)

The author argues that general intelligence assessment should be abandoned on moral and theoretical grounds, but that the conceptualization, testing, and identification of specific intellectual abilities is both defensible and worthwhile. (MB)

Suggests that A-Trait may have a direct influence on achievement in addition to influencing it through A-State. Results confirmed expectations that A-Trait is relatively stable over time and that A-State is less stable. (Author/DEP)

This study provides an independent assessment of the reliability, validity, and design of the Defining Issues Test. (Author/SB)

An investigation of the reliability and validity of the Health-Related Physical Fitness Test found the instrument to be highly reliable for the 11- through 14-year-olds who served as subjects. (Author/CB)

Conducted four studies to develop Adolescent Perceived Events Scale (APES), measure of major and daily stressful events during adolescence. Describes test construction, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity of APES. Summarizes subsequent research showing APES to be significantly related to behavior problems and psychological…

Twenty normal-hearing, sighted subjects (ages 20-42) viewed soundless videotapes of a speaker reading lists from the two forms of the Utley Lipreading Test and three from Harris' revised Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) Everyday Sentences. Results do not support the interchange of Utley and CID sentences for test-retest comparisons of…

Implemented a method of abbreviating the Category Test of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery. The revision shortened the scales and reorganized Subtests 5 and 6 into two new scales using separate principles. Demonstrated it to be as accurate as the full test in predicting the presence or absence of brain damage in subjects.…

Three experienced neuropsychologists rated brain damaged and control subjects for brain damage using the Halstead-Reitan Battery and the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery. Using either battery, raters were accurate in judging the presence of brain damage. There was a high degree of consistency between raters and test batteries when both…

Compared Kennedy and Elder's (1982) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) regression model with Kaufman's (1976) linear equating model. Both the Kennedy and Elder, and the Kaufman abbreviated forms attained a high degree of association, suggesting that both models are equally effective. (Author/BL)

An example demonstrates and explains that summary statistics commonly used to measure test quality can be seriously misleading and that summary statistics for the whole test are not sufficient for judging the quality of the test. (Author/LMO)

Describes the development of a highly reliable 28-item scale to measure rapport between college roommates. This instrument should be useful in both research and practice. (Author/BL)