Job application procedures, including the evaluation and selection of prospective employees, need to be improved. (CK)

Written remarks concerning an examination are presented. (DB)

The use of separate answer sheets on the reliability of measurement and the level of performance of 156 severely hearing impaired and deaf students, 8 to 10 years of age and older, was examined. Analyses revealed no differential impact attributable to the two modes upon reliability and level of performance. (Author/CL)

Research of V. A. Krutetskii on mathematics problem solving processes are considered for their implications for gifted programing. His findings are explained to stress qualitative differences in mathematically gifted students and inadequacy of standardized mathematics achievement tests. (CL)

The new seventh edition of the Stanford Achievement Test adapted for hearing impaired students incorporates such characteristics as separate reading and math booklets, printing of many of the items previously dictated, elimination or change of items found to be biased, an expanded norms table, and a flexible scoring system. (CL)

Measurement topics are reviwed to introduce special educators to current perspectives and terminology. The discussion is organized under the five important characteristics of a measuring instrument: objectivity, validity, reliability, comparability, and usability. A brief list of supplementary references is included for those who would like to…

Maternal estimates of child performance and performance-based scores using the Learning Accomplishments Profile compared with 18 young handicapped children revealed positive relationships for maternal estimates and evaluator ratings for overall scores as well as for four subscales. No significant difference was found for overall scores between the…

Results of a study of self-pacing in a lower division psychology course indicate that students procrastinated less when they were rewarded with bonus points for taking exams on a date previously self-determined. The sample consisted of 44 students divided into groups who were self-paced, monitored, and received points and those who did not receive…

The article presents 19 specific guidelines for training creativity test administrators, and 22 specific guidelines for training creativity test scorers. Some examples of positive verbal reinforcement for the verbal form of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking are also provided. (DLS)

The Risk Appraisal Instrument was adapted and applied to records of 538 graduates of a nursing program 1995-1998. The instrument correctly classified nearly 61% of failures on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses and correctly predicted 72% of overall results. In comparison, statistically more complex methods classify 76-92%…

Provides a definitive guide to the tools and terms of competency modeling, the idea of testing for competence rather than intelligence. (JOW)