Methods of teaching psychology to college students are discussed. (CK)

The Organic Integrity Test appears to be unsatisfactory for use in the pre-induction screening of prospective Armed Forces inductees. (CK)

A specialized vector used to interpret rejected multivariate single sample hypotheses, introduced in an earlier article by the writer (EJ 097 103), is shown here to be equivalent to the vector that would be obtained if discriminant analysis techniques were to be applied to a single sample problem. (Author)

Kendall's S is often used for measuring magnitude of bivariate association in social and behavioral research. This nomogram permits a research analyst to make rapid and accurate evaluation of the statistical significance of S without recourse to formulae or computations in all except borderline cases. (Author/CTM)

When analyzing a squared multiple correlation coefficient, an investigator may be interested in determining whether it is above or below a known constant, rather than testing the null hypothesis. This paper gives the sample sizes required for answering this question when indifference zone formulation of the problem is used. (Author/BW)

Satirizes the impact of testing on student well-being. (IRT)

Summarizes the past contributions of the Buros Institute to the counseling and psychology communities, and previews the emergence of a more timely and responsive array of products and services. Contends that, as the psychological community continues through the 1990s, the Buros Institute will continue to provide clinicians, practitioners, and…

Discusses the use of tests and assessment in person-centered counseling. In person-centered counseling, the most fundamental value is honoring the client as the authority on his or her own life. The extreme focus on the "self-authority" tends to militate against the use of tests and assessment. Person-centered counseling includes unsystematic…

Discusses the dynamic assessment of information-processing ability by detailing development, standardization, and preliminary validation of Cognitive Processing Test (S-CPT). Presents information pertaining to development and standardization of psychometric properties. Discusses problems and advantages of measures. (Author/JDM)

This commentary focuses on the papers by Nurmi and Aunola and by Spinath and Spinath. I discuss the difficulty in testing the hypothesis that ability self concepts influence developmental changes in learning and task motivation. I point to the following concerns: (1) the difficulty in conceptualizing and then measuring these concepts well; (2) the…

This article critically examines and integrates previous research in cross-cultural and cross-linguistic assessment. Issues that apply to the assessment of Latinos who speak both Spanish and English are examined. For ease of presentation, testing concerns with this population are divided into 3 broad areas: client issues, test issues, and…

A walk through Milne's Enchanted Forest leads to an unexpected encounter with hypothesis testing.