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Peer reviewedRoss, Helen E.; Tisdall, Gordon W. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1994
Examined usefulness of CAGE in screening for alcohol use disorders in university students (n=110) attending campus psychiatric health service. Fourteen students were identified as having current alcohol use disorder by means of Computerized Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Results suggest that CAGE is able in this population to detect usually mild…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHart, Glenn T.; And Others – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
A survey of 48 United States and 9 Canadian undergraduate dental school clinics investigated the extent of routine use of screening blood tests for patients, test types used, and plans to increase or decrease screening test use. Six responded that they routinely test asymptomatic patients, with 2-20 tests used per patient. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinics, Dental Schools, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Howard, Douglas P. – 1981
The author discusses his observations from administering such tests as the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) to young disabled children in Costa Rica. Cultural influences and nuances of translations are seen to affect performance. Factors involved in remediation programing are also noted. A final consideration is the "barrio…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Screening Tests
Mardell-Czudnowski, Carol – 1984
To examine the child variables which may affect the validity of a screening test in a heterogeneous kindergarten, 64 kindergarten children attending an international school in Taipei, Taiwan, were screened with the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning - Revised (DIAL-R). Thirty subjects were Caucasian, 21 were Oriental, and 11…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFields, Joyce I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Evaluated five intelligence test instruments for use with Malaysian children: Raven's Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), WISC-R, School Failure Tolerance (SFT), Scale for Rating Behavior Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS), and Parent Checklists. Found that Raven's SPM was an effective screening test, and the WISC-R the best measure to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
Rea, Pauline M. – 1984
This research study explores the concurrent and predictive validity of the English language proficiency screening test used by the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and the relationship of this measure to academic performance. It is concluded that (1) evidence of the predictive validity of the test supports its use for efficiently…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Concurrent Validity, English (Second Language)
Evans, P.; And Others – 1983
Information on the Ontario Test of English Achievement is presented. Attention is directed to the background and objectives of the test, test development, subtest characteristics and properties, validity, and recommendations concerning test use. The objective of the test was to determine the language competence of incoming students to assist…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
