Structured Key-word Analysis is a computerizable technique for objectively analyzing the natural language responses to open-end questions. Key-words are frequently used content words. Pairs of key-words that appear together in protocols either extremely often or extremely seldom (compared with the probability of co-appearance) are termed conjoint…

This paper describes the impact of the Regents' Test, an examination which all Georgia college students must pass before they receive their diplomas. The examination is designed to assess writing ability; some of the factors evaluated are adequate paragraph development, logic, effective and varied sentence structure, and precise diction.…

Describes what competitive grading procedures do to students and suggests alternatives. (RB)

Individual schools can assess the progress of their students using equivalent achievement test scores in subject areas at grade levels, between grade levels, and across subgroups of students. A demonstration of this procedure is presented. (Editor)

Educators have a need for a procedure to generate alternate forms of tests. The reliability of alternate forms generated from a table of specifications is examined, using 78 high school remedial mathematics students as subjects. (Editor)

An alternative method for measuring student achievement is suggested, using a combination of teacher statements, classroom observations, current questionnaires, oral and written tests, work samples, previous tests, school records, and child interviews. (MJB)

Attempted to investigate the effects of different levels of test anxiety on actual rather than simulated classroom test performance. The intent was to learn whether the effect of anxiety would be dependent upon or independent of several variables, such as test scores, sex differences, intelligence, and type of test items. (Author/RK)

The computerized program which is described is designed to score and analyze multiple-choice examinations, providing prompt and detailed testing information. (RAO)

A new approach to measurement in education is suggested which affords some hope that the traditional view of examining can be given a better justification. (JD)

It has long been recognized that students' performance on test questions may be affected by structural aspects of the test itself. Here, the extent to which items, placed at the end of General Certificate of Education tests, influence test taking is examined, and the effect on performance of items placed early or late is considered. (Author/RK)

Changing from the SVIB to the SCII increased the probability of machine-scoring errors. This study examined the accuracy and consistency of SCII profile scores for three commercial scoring agencies. Results indicated improved performance compared with previous studies and suggested that scoring errors should be minimal for the SCII. (Author)

Summarizes results from a larger report identifying both school and individual variables related to the test score decline of the 1970s. Public awareness of the relationship between changes in student and school variables and score decline will help prevent another national educational deficit of this type. (LHW)

Presents chapters four, five, and six of "Toward Civilization: A Report on Arts Education," by the National Endowment for the Arts. Topics include "The Case for Testing and Evaluation in the Arts,""Teachers of the Arts," and "Research Priorities in Arts Education." (GEA)

A hypothetical letter compares the profession of cooking to the profession of teaching. The response from a university administrator describes a weekend conference of the Curriculum Study Commission in California on the topics of testing, public perceptions of the teaching profession, and the relationship between curricula and students. (MT)