When conducting a profile analysis of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test, only those subtests in which the subtest specific variance equals or exceeds 25 percent of the total variance and exceeds error variance should be considered for interpretation. Behavioral factors and testing conditions also should be considered. (Author/BEF)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Comprehension, Arithmetic, and Object Assembly and McCarthy Quantitative and Memory Indices were most sensitive to learning disabled students' achievement. Conversely, the WISC-R Similarities and Arithmetic and the McCarthy Verbal Index were most sensitive to achievement of nonlearning…

For a sample of 152 children in grades 2 to 6, interest centered upon concurrent validity of measures of empathy and social sensitivity as conceptualized within the behavioral segment of Guilford's structure-of-intellect model and a criterion measure represented by a standardized test of academic performance. (Author/CTM)

Results indicate a growing consciousness of the sex-bias issue on the part of most test publishers. Recommends that guidelines for editorial bias be issued for use by item writers, editors, and consultants. Where sex differences are found, separate normative information should be given. (Author)

Two procedures are presented for detecting violations of the unidimensionality assumption made by latent trait models without requiring factor analysis of inter-item correlation matrices. Both procedures require that departures from unidimensionality be hypothesized beforehand. This is usually possible in achievement tests where several content…

In a study of elementary students, the relationship between the Matching Familiar Figures (MFF) and social and emotional adjustment were higher than correlations between MFF and achievement. Suggests MFF performance is related more to adjustment than achievement. Latency in MFF scores did not predict achievement or adjustment. (Author/JAC)

The purpose of the study involving 573 third graders was to explicate the relationships between student test performance on standardized intelligence, achievement, and creativity tests and teacher perceptions of these abilities. (Author)

Junior college students were given the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and the Achievement Anxiety Test. The students were divided into high, average, and low assertive groups. A significant difference in level of facilitative test anxiety was found between low assertive and high assertive groups. Possible explanations for these differences were…

As achievement in basic reading declines, the content validity of tests in special subjects may be reduced because examinees cannot read the test items. This study found that reading ability and item format affected test scores in the area of health science for a sample of high school students. (Author/JKS)

Two groups of migrant children were the subject of this study: the first was taught by tutors, assigned to specific children, using team teaching under the direction of a master teacher; the second received supplementary services from the school districts where they were enrolled including specialists and teacher aides. The first group made…

University of Georgia pharmacy students were studied to determine whether (1) SAT factor scores related to a measure of pharmacy student performance as well as PCAT factor scores, and (2) a combination of PCAT factors, SAT factors, and other available applicant information improved the validity of the singular use of SAT or PCAT. (LBH)

Investigates several instruments measuring intelligence and prior conceptual knowledge/achievement to determine how well they predict outcomes in computer assisted language learning. Concludes that a non-verbal intelligence test was a significant predictor, but that prior conceptual knowledge of course content was low. Level of prior achievement…

This article provides the equations necessary to derive a single composite score based on two achievement scores measuring the same discrepancy area in students with learning disabilities. Also provided are the equations necessary to determine the composite score's reliability and its correlation with an IQ score. (CR)

Discusses President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act and addresses the flaws of the program. Addresses the program's focus on student assessments, relationship between assessment and accountability, and mandated assessments for public school. Also discusses how the program does not affect private and religious schools. (MZ)

This study is fourth in a series demonstrating that achievement tests are multidimensional and that using subscores from national surveys can enhance test validity and usefulness. It extends the analyses of science achievement data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) through grade 12. (SLD)