The article presents 19 specific guidelines for training creativity test administrators, and 22 specific guidelines for training creativity test scorers. Some examples of positive verbal reinforcement for the verbal form of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking are also provided. (DLS)

Extensions of the Kruskal-Wallis procedure for a factorial design are examined under various degrees and kinds of nonnullity. It was found that the distributions of these test statistics are a function of effects other than those being tested, except under the completely null situation. Their use is discouraged. (Author/JKS)

A recent paper by Wainer and Thissen has renewed the interest in Gini's mean difference, G, by pointing out its robust characteristics. This note presents distribution-free asymptotic confidence intervals for its population value in the one sample case and for difference in the two sample situations. (Author/JKS)

A procedure is discussed for testing the significance of the difference in two correlated correlation coefficients, using Fisher's Z-Transformation. The procedure is applicable to a wide range of problems involving tests between dependent correlations and has documented mathematical support when its power curves are examined. (MH)

Attempts to differentiate the serial habituation hypothesis from the regression to the mean hypothesis as explanations for the reduction of visual fixations in the form perception of four-month-old infants. Results support a regression to the mean interpretation of the data. (JMB)

The history of the National Consortium on Testing is discussed, including its founding, goals, initial emphasis, and some of the problems encountered by the group. Participation by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) is also discussed. (MH)

Presents an attempt at simplifying test-making procedures through use of a computer. The advantages of the system over conventional evaluation methods are discussed and an outline of its capabilities and limitations is provided. (BD)

A flexible Fortran program for computing one way analysis of variance is described. Requiring minimal core space, the program provides a variety of useful group statistics, all summary statistics for the analysis, and all mean comparisons for a priori or a posteriori testing. (Author/JKS)

A flexible Fortran program for computing a complete analysis of covariance is described. Requiring minimal core space, the program provides all group and overall summary statistics for the analysis, a test of homogeneity of regression, and all posttest mean comparisons for a priori or a posteriori testing. (Author/JKS)

This paper provides a mathematical algorithm for Fisher's exact probability test which is adaptable to contingency tables greater than two by two, and which provides the user with an index of predictive association designed for crosstabulations of nominal level variables. (Author/JKS)

The use of finite intersection tests (FIT) to unify methods for simultaneous inference and to test orthogonal contrasts is discussed. Multiple comparison procedures that combine FIT with sequential hypothesis testing are illustrated, and a simulation strategy is presented to generate values needed for FIT methods. (SLD)

Recalculated National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading Assessment results to include those from special-needs students who were tested with accommodations and examined the relationship between reading performance and varying state exclusion rates for special-needs students. Findings show that the magnitude of the increase in…

Conducted simulations to explore methods for comparing bivariate distributions corresponding to two independent groups, all of which are based on Tukey's "depth," a generalization of the notion of ranks to multivariate data. Discusses steps needed to control Type I error. (SLD)

The Risk Appraisal Instrument was adapted and applied to records of 538 graduates of a nursing program 1995-1998. The instrument correctly classified nearly 61% of failures on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses and correctly predicted 72% of overall results. In comparison, statistically more complex methods classify 76-92%…

This book is a practical text that provides concrete solutions to problems related to academic dishonesty with an overview of research and theory and strategies for preventing, confronting, and managing the problem. (SLD)