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Bracken, Bruce A. – School Psychology Review, 1985
Discrepancies between the K-ABC and its theoretical base of simultaneous and sequential mental processing; technical and design problems related to disproportionate subtest contributions of the Simultaneous Scale to the Mental Processing Composite; the method of subtest-specific variance computation and use in interpretation; and utility with…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Individual Testing, Intelligence Tests
Phelps, William R. – 1974
This report lists various factors of psychological testing which might be more relevant and appropriate for elementary school age children in such areas as Appalachia. The areas covered are group individual testing, individual intelligence testing, achievement testing, special clinical testing, social maturity, and personality evaluation…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
deAvila, Edward A.; Havassy, Barbara – 1974
Test publishers and the users of standardized IQ and summary-score achievement tests have failed to consider the problems associated with testing the minority child. Since the results of these tests are used to determine the education, economic, and social future of children, a harder look at the minority child's cultural background is essential.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Programs, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education
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Ysseldyke, James E.; Marston, Douglas – School Psychology Review, 1982
When selecting standardized reading tests for purposes of decision making, the school psychologist must answer several questions, such as "What reading skills do I wish to assess?" or "How do I judge if the test is technically adequate?" Recommendations for test selection are made within the context of these questions.…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Group Testing, Individual Testing