The inclusion of young children with disabilities has remained a function of the Head Start program since its inception in the 1960s when the United States Congress mandated that children with disabilities comprise 10% of the Head Start enrollment (Zigler & Styfco, 2000). Standardized, norm-referenced tests used to identify children with…

Functioning-level testing has been proposed as an alternative to grade-level testing for the evaluation of compensatory educational programs in which students score well below their own grade level. Data from two studies, however, suggest an adverse impact on program evaluation from the adoption of functioning-level testing. Two compensatory…

Thirty-three speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were interviewed and observed by two teams of evaluators using a generic teacher performance assessment instrument. Interviews and therapy observations were recorded on videotape and all Ss were rated on their overall demonstration of competence by a panel of practitioners and teacher educators. As…

This study further investigates the validity of the McMillan Affective Relationship Scale (MARS) by (1) examining its relationship to other commonly used scales; (2) determining whether it was sensitive to change over time for encounter group participants; and (3) attempting to determine whether pretesting on MARS was a possible source of…

The author discusses the difficulties that might be encountered in using various assessments and examinations in evaluative exercises. In particular, the discussion focuses on assessments that are presented in the form of examination results. The author also discusses an approach to a more school-based and hence potentially more useful form of…

Critically examines the commonly used scoring criteria for cloze tests and presents a new semantically consistent scoring system. (FL)

Current tests used to measure the ability of M. D. candidates are as valid as can be expected. It is planned to improve the reliability of these tests by better selection and orientation of examiners. (CK)

An Index of Social Competence, covering 15 ability areas was developed and administered to 376 mentally handicapped adults. The index should prove particularly useful in surveys of service requirements especially in the social and residential areas. (Author/SB)