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)

This paper is written to propose and describe a set of four criteria for the empirical evaluation of psychiatric classification. (Author)

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)

Describes the biomotometer and reports a reliability and a validity study of the instrument. (SB)

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)

Examined the effects of order of stimulus presentation on observer ratings of counseling performance. Results revealed a statistically significant interaction between quality of performance and the order in which the performances were rated. (Author/ABB)

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…

Discusses the use of protocols, which are concise, written descriptions of preferred practice principles and procedures to be used by child welfare workers to ameliorate situations where mistakes or omissions may have serious consequences. Explains a procedure for development of protocols and presents an example. (NH)

Analysis of gymnastics judges scores of their own and other countries' gymnasts' performance during the 1984 Olympic Games indicated that the judges were biased in favor of their own country's gymnasts. (Author/CB)

A statistical experiment was conducted in an operational setting to determine the contributions of different sources of variability to the unreliability scoring of essays and other free-response questions. Partially balanced incomplete block designs facilitated the unbiased estimation of certain main effects without requiring readers to assess the…

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.…