This article reviews a survey of selected American and Canadian universities in an attempt to determine what policies are being followed in regard to human research and exercise stress testing. (JMF)

The multiplicative correction term for the degrees of freedom in a repeated measures analysis of variance table is given for the cases in which there is equal variability per time point, and the correlation between observations is k time units apart. This correction equals the correlation coefficient raised to the kth power. (JKS)

A study of the development and application of dental health education tests as part of the dental health curriculum is described. (YG)

Explores heterosexist bias in seven widely used assessment instruments. Focuses on bias that is observable in the instruments themselves and in the ancillary materials. Describes three types of bias, how these biases manifest in various instruments, and makes recommendations for mental health practitioners and for professionals who develop…

Comments on an article that explored heterosexist bias in seven widely used assessment instruments. Raises concerns about how the article defined homophobia and heterosexism, and advocates a cautious approach to decreasing heterosexist and homophobic bias in assessment, which includes gathering assessment data. (RJM)

Determining whether score distributions differ on two or more test forms administered to samples of examinees from a single population is explored using three statistical tests using loglinear models. Examples are presented of applying tests of distribution differences to decide if equating is needed for alternative forms of a test. (SLD)

Discusses approaches to evaluation in environmental education. Describes the structure of tests used as evaluation tools in a three-year project implemented in a number of Italian secondary schools and presents a critical analysis of the results. Contains 19 references. (JRH)

Comments on an article by Norman R. Augustine entitled "A New Business Agenda for Improving U.S. Schools." Highlights the decision to test fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade math. Concludes that, when it comes to improving education, raising expectations is a key element of the battle. (JRH)

Methods are offered for conducting hypothesis testing associated with disattenuated validity coefficients to overcome limitations of some other suggested approaches. Through using classical test theory's notion of reliability in the form of structured path models, such hypothesis testing may be done with hierarchically related structural equation…

Observations of 17 acute care nurses were used to identify covert cognitive processes used in clinical decision making. Goal-directed processes were used to achieve specific ends. Rule-out processes involved development and elimination of hypotheses to determine what problems existed, their causes, and possible solutions. (SK)

Two multidimensional item response theory model-based methods of selecting item bundles (clusters of items chosen by some organizational principle) suspected of displaying amplification of differential item functioning (DIF) are proposed. A distinction is made between benign and adverse DIF. Three real data examples illustrate the two methods.…

Describes an easily implemented method that allows the generation and analysis of graded multiple-choice examinations. The technique, which uses standard functions in user-end software (Microsoft Excel 5+), can also produce several different versions of an examination that can be employed to prevent plagiarism. (MM)

Reviews common errors in accounting tests that students commit resulting from deficiencies in fundamental prior knowledge, ineffective test taking, and inattention to detail and provides solutions to the problems. (JOW)

Derived formulas for the asymptotic standard errors of component loading estimates to cover the cases of principal component analysis for unstandardized and standardized variables with orthogonal and oblique rotations. Used the formulas with a real correlation matrix of 355 subjects who took 12 psychological tests. (SLD)

Concerns about Internet-based career assessments include the following: users' technical skill level, lack of screening, psychological factors, cultural bias, unprotected results, technical failures, lack of standardization, digital divide, interpretation problems, outdated tests, copyright violations, administrator qualifications, and hidden…