The problem of accounting failures will not be solved until improved counseling and a flexible programming mark the accounting phase of business education. (JS)

Seven factors were found as the result of the factor analysis. No factor had a sufficient number of high loadings to justify interpretation as g", a general intelligence factor. The results of this study were compared with the logical analysis of Meeker & Bonsall based upon Guilford's factors of the intellect, and with Valett's profile analysis.…

Measurement people have a responsibility to make clear the limitations of psychometrics in determining genetic contributions to human development, and to combat those who misuse test data. (Author)

Sample lesson included as an appendix. (DS)

Evaluates Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) as a rapidly administrable test of intelligence. The PPVT and Doppelt Short Form of the WAIS were given to 150 outpatients. Results suggest clinicians should be cautious in making decisions about patients on the basis of PPVT scores. (Author)

Data from the WAIS, WISC, and WPPSI Standardization samples were used to reappraise validity of all short forms of two, three, four, and five subtests. Results were compared with those given by McNemar's formula. The corrected formula gave lower values and selected "best short forms that differed from McNemar's formula. (Author)

Compared scores of 40 children on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities when administered by a trained examiner or mechanically administered. The two administrations did not produce significant differences in performance except for the Words and Sentences subtest, which scored significantly higher when administered by examiner. (JAC)

The article reviews the different methods of test instructions used with deaf and hard-of-hearing populations. Included are reviews of the most common tests presently used, the most common test instruction modifications presently used, and the research on the effects of different methods of presenting test instruction on performance. (Author)

This study investigates four widely used methods of collecting direct similarity judgments for nonmetric multidimensional scaling: rating scale, triads, rank order of pairs, and conditional rank order. (Author/PN)

Language samples were obtained from 12 Head Start preschool children under the following three experimental conditions: Condition I, Retelling a Story with Toys; Condition II, Playing with Toys; Condition III, Toys with Questions. Results indicated that retelling a story produced the largest mean length of utterance, but toys and questions…

Examined the extent of examiner error during administration of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) by practicing school psychologists and school psychology students eligible for state certification as psychometrists. A number of examiner item scoring and administration errors were observed for numerous subtests. (RC)