The study was conducted to determine the construct validity of the Teacher Occupational Stress Factor Questionnaire (TOSFQ). The instrument was administered to a sample of elementary school teachers of the gifted. Four factors emerged and were renamed as a result of this study. (Author/DWH)

The author states that our economic and political environment leads us to think in terms of classes, aggregates, and submerged membership in them. He says that it is not just the quantity of our education that is at fault; it is its quality, its spirit, method, and aim. (CT)

Examines the usefulness of constructs tapping "external" and "internal" influences on statehouse reporters in Michigan and Indiana. (FL)

For mildly and moderately mentally retarded individuals, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised measures at about the same level as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, and, consequently, it also produces much higher IQs than the Wechsler children's scales or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Form L-M, despite high intertest…

Examines influences of construct, writer, assignment, and rater variables on the evaluation of handwriting products and investigates the instructional applicability of handwriting scales. Results indicated handwriting scales do not provide an adequate means of determining competence, individualizing instruction, or monitoring progress. (Author/ABB)

The development and validation of a revised form of the RAM Scale in Likert format are described. The RAM Scale measures student philosophical orientations in terms of relative, absolute, or mixed biases or preferences toward issues of knowledge, methods, and values. (Author/PN)

The Test of Sensory Integration, which measures preschoolers' ability to organize, process, and synthesize input from different sensory channels, was evaluated in terms of domain and construct validity, interobserver reliability and decision reliability, and retest stability. Results suggested that total test scores can be used reliably and…

Six tests of abilities and attitudes related to early reading achievement were administered to first graders in a rural setting. Scores from the Metropolitan Achievement Test were used as criterion measure of the predictive powers of the tests. Test effectiveness and value are discussed. (Author/DF)

Three significant canonical correlations were obtained from the analysis of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJTCA) to examine test overlap with a sample of suspected learning disabled children. Results indicate a substantial portion of the variance is independent.…

Compares concurrent validity of four sex-role instruments administered to a group of 281 urban university students. Reports that the instruments are sufficiently different in their measurement characteristics to warrant limiting generalizations about behavior based on these instruments to a particular instrument being used. (KH)

Examines Southwestern Bell's Interdepartmental Training Center's program of providing objective evaluations of trainers and the training process. Elements that are discussed include the evaluation format, the form of the evaluation instrument and its emphasis, the validation process, and refinements to the system. (CT)

Investigated the factor composition of the Metropolitan Readiness Test, using first-grade subjects (N=1,241). A total battery score was supported, as well as a second factor believed to represent a language dimension of the test. None of the MRT's other content areas or a distinct prereading measure were identified. (Author/JAC)

Surveyed 325 school personnel to examine the content validity of the Light's Retention Scale (LRS), assessing the use of selected retention criteria from the scale. Results indicated that several criteria were not typically considered in retention decisions and the remaining criteria varied widely in their use. (Author/JAC)

Conducted an experiment (N=105) wherein one group was exposed to a sad film to induce depressive feelings and another group was shown an emotionally neutral film. Pretest-posttest measures indicated respondents who watched the grievous movie reported more depressive mood. Results showed the construct validity of the VROPSOM lists. (JAC)

The article reviews validity and reliability studies on the informal reading inventory, a diagnostic instrument to identify reading grade-level placement and strengths and weaknesses in work recognition and comprehension. Gives suggestions to improve the validity and reliability of existing inventories and to evaluate them in newly published…