Two papers concerned with the ethics of testing and one paper that is a proposal for alternatives to psychological testing, presented at Session II of the Invitational Conference on Measurement in Education, are provided. The papers and their authors are: "Ethical Issues and Questions about Testing Confronting Test Publishers" by Thomas J.…

A computerized version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory was developed that incorporated both administration and scoring. This method was compared with the original manual form. The results indicated that the test-retest reliability was high regardless of the method of administration and that similar results were obtained on the…

The technique of oral testing, viewed as a viable alternative to written tests (e.g. true-false/multiple choice and essay/objective), is examined. The goals of this technique are to (1) have tests fulfill the objectives of most teachers, and (2) thereby have examinations truly be learning experiences for students. (SH)

Discusses advantages and disadvantages of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests. (JF)

General procedures involved in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of individual psychological tests are explained for parents. (KW)

The consequences of the assumption that the expected score is equal to the true score are shown and alternatives discussed. (MS)

This discussion centers on appropriate test designs, administration strategies, and score interpretations with young children. Part of a theme issue on student assessment. (SJL)

Describes 58 works dealing with the testing of writing ability and provides the text of the Conference on College Composition and Communication's 1978 resolution on testing. (DD)

School districts (N=550) nationwide were randomly chosen for survey on testing policies. Objective was to determine if they have policies on testing; identify features of testing policies; and discern if the testing polices have provisions for students with disabilities. Of the 214 districts that responded, 58.9% have policies on standardized…

Responds to an article on computerized adaptive second language (L2) testing, expressing concerns about the appropriateness of such tests for informing language educators about the language skills of L2 learners and users and fulfilling the intended purposes and achieving the desired consequences of language test use.The authors of the original…

Rasch proposed an exact conditional inference approach to testing his model but never implemented it because it involves the calculation of a complicated probability. This paper furthers Rasch's approach by (1) providing an efficient Monte Carlo methodology for accurately approximating the required probability and (2) illustrating the usefulness…