A procedure is described that uses operant conditioning principles to shape earphone wearing in block-dropping play audiometry. Vibrotactile stimulation is used as the first step in testing difficult-to-test children. (Author/CL)

The expansion of computer technology has created many possiblities for computer applications in the area of psychological testing and assessment. The ways that computers can be used in psychometric assessment, the benefits of such use, and problems that may be encountered with these uses are discussed. (Author/BL)

An overview of key features of the Kaufman Assessment Battery (K-ABC) for Children and a history of its development are presented. The discussion covers administration and scoring, standardization, reliability, validity, and educational translation. Some early postpublication research is presented, and conclusions about the possible impact of the…

Attempted to replicate previous research which demonstrated that psychological test results of newly admitted alcoholics are not stable due to lingering alcohol toxicity. The present study (N=40) demonstrated that a 10-day delay in testing is sufficient to obtain stable results on some psychological tests. (Author/JAC)

Two statistics for use in the Shine-Bower single-subject analysis of variance designs are compared. Advantages and precautions concerning an alternate statistic to the mean square successive difference test for testing the slow change assumptions of the Shine-Bower error term are presented. (JKS)

Urges that less emphasis be placed on speed and neatness in the teaching of writing. (DD)

A sense mark card was designed to facilitate the computer scoring of medical examinations. (JY)

This digest highlights the rules or best practices that should be followed by educators in evaluating, selecting, and using technology-delivered assessments. The guidelines adhere to existing professional standards and are presented in checklist form so that educators can determine if the use of technology for their assessment programs are of…

A technique for testing relational propositions when limited to ordinal data is suggested. (PS)

Goldman's conception of the relationship between tests and counseling based on his remarks in an article in volume 4 of this journal is rejected because of the surplus meaning in the marriage analogy. (Author)

A formula for the ratio of the variance of the pooled transformed data under departure from the binomial assumption to the variance of the pooled transformed data when the binomial assumption holds is given. (Authors)