The Myers Briggs Type Indicator is a self-report inventory developed to measure variables in Carl Jung's personality typology. The four personality scales measured by the instrument, and the scoring process are described, and an extensive review of the intercorrelation, reliability, and validity research is presented. (Author/MV)

Takes a critical look at the Assessment of Performance Unit's proposals for monitoring attainment in mathematics. (Editor)

States that there is a clear need for a simple measure of adolescents' attitudes toward their parents and adults in general. Such a measure needs to be readily accessible in the literature and needs to have evidence of reliability and validity. This research describes efforts at developing an attitude scale to satisfy that need. (Author/RK)

Sets of inventory scales were constructed from a common item pool, using variants of what are here called the Inductive, Deductive, and External strategies. Peer ratings for 21 traits served as criteria. Very little variation in validity was attributable to construction strategies. (Author/CTM)

The study was designed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test (MVPT) when used with 46 educable mentally retarded Ss (6-8 years old). (Author/SBH)

This is the second in a sequence of three papers describing an investigation of fifth graders' ability to learn to distinguish between valid and fallacious inferences from simple conditional premises. The measuring instrument used is discussed along with several problems and difficulties encountered in the development of reliable tests in…

Statements made in a previous article of this journal concerning the Rasch latent trait test model are questioned. Methods of estimation, necessary sample sizes, several formuli, and the general usefulness of the Rasch model are discussed. (JKS)

Compares various item option scoring methods with respect to coefficient alpha and a concurrent validity coefficient. Scoring methods compared were: formula scoring, a priori scoring, empirical scoring with an internal criterion, and two modifications of formula scoring. The empirically determined scoring system is seen as superior. (RC)

The Kuder Occupational Interest Survey was administered to 202 women considering reentry into education. It was found that the KOIS does differentiate between women and individual interests are reflected for this sample of women. It was concluded that examination of male-normed scales is very useful in counseling. (Author)

Described is the Behavior Problem Checklist, a three-point scale for the rating of problem behavior traits occurring in childhood and adolescence. (SBH)

To more easily distinguish patterns of reading and spelling errors, two parallel, standardized reading and spelling forms were designed (based on E. Boder's work) and used to test two groups of children: 34 children from regular fifth-grade classes, and 18 fourth- to sixth-grade children diagnosed as retarded readers. (Author)

This study investigates the validity of the Self-Assessment of Relative Strengths in Teaching (SARST), an instrument which measures self-expressed competence in teaching techniques. Its psychometric properties are discussed, including construct validity, stability, and internal consistency. Suggestions for possible use of the instrument in teacher…

Information on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, a major revision of the Vineland Social Maturity Scale, covers authors, publisher, prices, copyright dates and revisions, groups for whom the instrument is intended, forms, purpose and recommended use, dimensions measured, administration, data summation, score interpretation, test…

The author discusses issues in the development of admissions tests by home study schools. He covers the construction of tests, emphasizing (1) consistency, (2) validity, and (3) normative data sampling. (CH)

Outlines the procedures involved in the construction of the Canadian version of the Life Roles Inventory-Values Scale (Canadian Work Importance Study, 1986), developed in both French and English. Describes studies of the reliability (internal consistency, test-retest, and alternate form), and validity (construct, convergent, discriminant, and…