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Kauffman, John D. – 1979
Two reports on the current status and future trends of state assessment programs are presented. Among the results summarized for 1977-1978 and also presented in chart form for the 41 states which administer testing programs are: 19 programs are mandated by state legislatures; 22 programs test all students in the grades or ages assessed;…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Testing, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedBaldwin, Joseph A.; Bell, Yvonne R. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1985
Discusses the lack of reliable instruments for studying African American behavior and psychological functioning as a technical and philosophical flaw in Western psychology. Surveys the development of Africentric theory-based assessment instruments and presents the African Self-Consciousness Scale, a 42-item personalilty questionnaire designed to…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Blacks, Group Unity
Peer reviewedTaylor, Ronald L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was administered to kindergarten-aged chilren to obtain General Cognitive Indices (CGI). A short form of the MSCA was developed to select six subtests that best predicted the CGI. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Culhane, P. T., Ed.; White, J., Ed. – 1979
Five papers on testing in English as a second language are included in this volume. "A Preliminary Diagnostic Test for Adult Immigrants" by Johan I. Arthur presents the first stage in a project to develop a test for limited English speaking adults in the Colchester, Essex area. "An Initial Testing Battery on a Course for Air Traffic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
