A review of Measurement and Evaluation in the Schools (Macmillan, 1970) by Louis J. Karmel. (CK)

Two recent decisions -- one a New York defeat by Federal Court degree, the other a California victory by stipulation -- indicate the pitfalls and promise of legal attacks on school practices in the special education area. (Author)

Lists 14 articles/reports, 5 of which concern the National Teacher Examinations (NTE). (JD)

The straight-arm hang as a reliable testing instrument for young children is investigated with results indicating that it is a reliable indicator for four- and five-year-old children. Questionable results may occur if utilized for younger subjects and further investigation is recommended for six-to-nine-year-old subjects. (JD)

Describes and reviews Tests and Assessment section of "Journal of Counseling and Development." Lists contributors and contributions to this section for volumes 69-71. Introduces the Career Beliefs Inventory (CBI). (CRR)

While debates over standardized testing are ubiquitous, there has been relatively little consideration of how today's standardized testing practices have arisen. The current study provides a chronology of standardized testing within Alberta, Canada. Starting from prior work by Foucault and others on "governmentality", we propose that the…

Some procedures are developed for testing divisibility by prime numbers composed of two or more digits. Accelerating the tests is also considered. (Contains 2 tables.)

The history of American schooling is replete with the interplay between politics, economics and social behavior. This has never been more evident than in the current environment of high stakes testing on core subjects that largely ignores other important noncognitive outcomes of education. Within this context, the present study built on previous…

Presented herein is a statement of George A. Scott, Director Education, Workforce, and Income Security. The author discusses the extent to which the Department of Education's policies and procedures for monitoring eligibility requirements for federal aid at proprietary schools protect students and the investment of Title IV funds. This testimony…

The goal of this research was to investigate whether compensatory beliefs (CBs) regarding glucose testing predict blood glucose levels and adherence to treatment in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. CBs are convictions that the negative effects of one behavior (e.g. not testing one's glucose level) can be compensated for by engaging in another…

This article describes and analyses the development of a new test of aviation English by the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA), as well as the overall situation in Finland as regards the testing of aviation English. The article describes the FCAA development project and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the new test and the whole…