Three prototypes of paper-and-pencil based adaptive tests were developed, refined and developed in sufficient quantities for administration to groups of 40 subjects. Two aptitude areas were employed in each prototype. These were Word Knowledge and Arithmetic Reasoning. A total of 711 Basic Airmen Recruits were administered the prototypes in both…

A study employing a repeated measure crossover design found that 34 preschool handicapped students performed significantly better with familiar than unfamiliar examiners on tasks requiring a high level of symbolic mediation. No such differential performance was found on items demanding a low level of symbolic mediation. Differential performance in…

A theory of policy implementation, as opposed to policy results, would allow analysts to estimate how government programs would actually work. To help achieve such a theory, a general framework is presented along with testable propositions about the implementation of federal programs. Implementation is defined as including two components: the…

The life and contributions of Helen Thompson Woolley and Leta Stetter Hollingworth are presented. These two women were prominent in the early mental testing movement as well as leaders in clinical psychology. Woolley and Hollingworth were feminists whose careful and objective research frequently studied alleged psychological differences between…

Several aspects of interview research heretofore receiving little attention are discussed. A brief description of the different types of interview formats and levels of analysis is presented. Following a discussion of the problem of analyzing protocol data, some suggestions are offered about analysis procedures that derive from constructionist…

A framework, or classification scheme, is provided for displaying the spectrum of criterion-referenced tests. This framework illustrates that no single type of test can be identified as the absolute prototype criterion-referenced test. It is shown that over the past 115 years criterion-referenced testing has grown to be a many-faceted concept, its…

QUESTION-STUDY AS A METHOD FOR INTERPRETING AND MEASURING PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR WAS STUDIED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM A PREVIOUS STUDY (ED 003 005) AND ANALYZED. ANALYSES WERE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHETHER QUESTIONS WERE MORE USEFUL FOR ASSESSING PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR THAN ANALYSIS OF SOLUTIONS. TECHNIQUES, FORMULAE, AND RESULTS PERTINENT TO…

THIS REPORT ON NEW PROGRAMS AND ON SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ONGOING PROGRAMS WAS PREPARED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECOND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS (8TH, HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, APRIL 26-29, 1967). PROGRAMS LISTED ARE (1) GENERAL ACTIVITIES, (2) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TEACHER TRAINING OVERSEAS, (3) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND TEACHER…

AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE READING COORDINATOR'S TASK IS CONCERNED WITH CORRECTIVE WORK IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS. COORDINATORS SERVE AS CONSULTANTS TO TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, THEY MAY BE EXPECTED TO WORK WITH SMALL GROUPS OF UNDER-ACHIEVERS TO MOTIVATE AND STIMULATE THEM TO MEET SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS WITH SOME DEGREE OF SUCCESS. WORK MAY INVOLVE GUIDANCE…

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF GUIDANCE PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE V-A OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT ARE PRESENTED. ALTHOUGH GENERAL GOALS ARE AGREED ON, THERE ARE VARIATIONS IN SPECIFIC PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. THEIR VALUE IS AT PRESENT HYPOTHETICAL. DEMANDED IS A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE…

THE AUTHOR, DIRECTOR OF THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM, COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD, DEFENDED THE BOARD AGAINST CHARGES THAT THE PROGRAM IS AN "UNDEMOCRATIC MONEY-MAKING SCHEME." THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM IS MAINTAINED AT A LOSS BY THE CEEB. WHILE AMERICAN EDUCATION SEEKS TO EDUCATE ALL STUDENTS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY,…

WHILE IT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED THAT TEST ANXIETY INTERFERES WITH COGNITIVE PROCESSES, THE RESEARCH FROM WHICH THIS CONCLUSION IS DRAWN TYPICALLY HAS NOT SHOWN WHICH COGNITIVE PROCESSES ARE INTERFERED WITH OR WHAT PRACTICAL STEPS COULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT SUCH INTERFERENCE. THE REASONS FOR THIS LACK OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE ARE DISCUSSED. IT IS SHOWN…

This study attempted to provide a way to identify disadvantaged students at the junior college and to determine what data could be used as a basis for developing a curriculum to help them. Two measures of cognition, School and College Ability Test (SCAT) and Florida 12th Grade Battery, and three measures of the affective domain, Social Reaction…

This evaluation was made to determine whether the SCAT-verbal cutoff scores were adequate for placement in the four different English courses. To accomplish this, 223 students for whom both the scores and the English grades were available for the four courses were chosen. The total number of students (381) completing the courses were used as the…

There is a growing body of literature in the ERIC data base pertaining to state educational assessment and testing programs. Volume I of this bibliography includes abstracts of 39 documents and journal articles describing the design and implementation of programs, as well as the technical and political issues which have been addressed by the…