By using the nick-break test, and the guided bend test, a student of welding can individually assess his performance either in a formal class setting, or at the home, farm, or job. Employment of these tests will tend to limit personal bias in evaluation. (KP)

Effects of test order within Ayres Southern California test battery were studied in 5-, 6- and 7-year old children referred for perceptual motor evaluation.

In replying to Leo Goldman's charge that tests and counseling have failed to come help one another, the author argues that at least tests provide the counselor and student with information not ordinarily obtained in other ways. (Author/BY)

Presents the theoretical advantages of banks of test items from which tests with pre-determined characteristics can be constructed, with particular emphasis on the possibility of providing comparable achievement data concerning students from different schools without forcing all to take exactly the same test. Reviews some related literature. (AL)

The intercorrelation matrix of the ITPA subtests drawn from a population of disadvantaged children as presented by Cicirelli, et al. was analyzed by the Guttman-Lingoes SSA-I Program. The results supported two dimensions in the theoretical model suggested by the ITPA developers, the communication channel and the process level. (Author)

This study attempts to investigate the incidence of test cheating under various situation conditions. The highest incidence of cheating occurred in groups under the combination of conditions of low probability of test success, low risk of detection, and high test importance. (Author)

Purpose of this study was to test a short version of the Stanford-Binet, Form L-M using a group covering a wide age and ability level in an attempt to reduce the time factor involved in administration of some of the S-B tests, without sacrificing the reported accuracy. (Author/CB)

A description of the in-basket test technique which simulates the problems of a specific management role and requires the examinee to handle these simulated problems as if he were actually on the job.'' (Author/AK)

A new testing process is described. The design of the test procedure is covered in detail, and the several language processing features incorporated into the SMART system are individually evaluated. (20 references) (Author)

The author takes issue with a previously published capsule study on predictability of college success. (BY)

Some students study, and some learn, in preparation for exams; to increase their number, author (a high school teacher) presents a restructured exam program." (SP)

A discussion of the need to utilize a training approach based on job performance requirements and criterion tests." (Author/AK)

The most reliable test is the student made or question-test". Suggestions for administering and grading this type of test are presented. (AF)