The project objective was to develop a basic first aid course which would teach at least as much in 7-1/2 hours as a standard ten-hour Red Cross course. Student performance on empirically revised editions of test questions led to the final design of the course. Data gathered from tryouts of 16mm pilot footage were used to write scripts for the…

Discusses contemporary theory on the comprehension process in first language reading research and psychology. Examines beliefs, materials, and classroom behaviors which have been under recent discussion and applies the theory of comprehension--that comprehension is the process of relating incoming or new information to information already stored…

This article discusses the development of new tests which relate to a specific context and the role of teachers in test development and selection. (Text is in German.) (Author/AM)

Developed for educators and trainers in the U.S. Navy, this Instructional Quality Inventory (IQI) is designed to provide quality control and evaluation procedures for instructional development. A by-step instructional development approach is provided for each of five categories: objective adequacy, test consistency, test adequacy, presentation…

This booklet was designed to help teacher education students identify and explain certain basic principles of educational measurement and apply them to the development of a valid and reliable assessment program that measures the achievement of a set of educational objectives from a curriculum that they teach. It is intended for use in the Sydney…

This monograph is designed to motivate and assist Kentucky guidance counselors in fulfilling their role in achieving sex fair vocational education. Section 1 describes the status of vocational education in Kentucky and the United States. These areas are covered: changing roles of men and women, composition of the labor force, undersupply of…