This paper attempts to provide practical guidance to those individuals responsible for selecting or developing instruments for assessment programs. The question of what to measure in an assessment program is addressed at a global and a specific level. Once a developer has identified the areas to be assessed, it is necessary to consider the…

The purpose of this booklet is to introduce newly developed instructional media that are being used in Japan. After short discussions of the teaching-learning process, the functions of instructional media, and the classification and characteristics of instructional media, the instructional media currently in use are discussed. Final sections deal…

This study determined if added information in the form of a 10-minute teaching demonstration on video tape would significantly change the ratings given 10 teacher candidates by 10 judges in an earlier 15-minute interview. The judges were members of the Omaha school system responsible for interviewing and hiring new teachers. Subjects were…

Cross-validation in relation to choosing the best tests and selecting the best items in tests is discussed. Cross-validation demonstrated whether a decision derived from one set of data is truly effective when this decision is applied to another independent, but relevant, sample of people. Cross-validation is particularly important after…

The purpose of these guidelines, which are based upon approved standards and practices, is to help insure the archival quality and the usefulness of the microfilm publications. Included are guidelines for: determining the suitability of a body of records for microfilming, arranging and processing the records, determining roll breaks, preparing…

Managers of military and civilian personnel systems justifiably demand an estimate of the payoff in dollars and cents, which can be expected to result from the implementation of a proposed selection program. The Cost of Attaining Personnel Requirements (CAPER) Model provides an optimal recruiting-selection strategy for personnel decisions which…

This bibliography of children's books is intended for use by librarians and teachers. Each entry is annotated and contains complete bibliographic and ordering information. A total of 770 entries are included. (CK)

A compilation of children's books intended as a buying guide for teachers and librarians is presented. A total of 802 annotated titles are included. Each entry provides complete bibliographic and ordering information, with prices current at the time of original review. (Author/CK)

Presents guidelines to assist librarians in evaluating and selecting books with gay themes for children and young adults. (Author/PF)

Lists reference books that give premium rates and other information about insurance companies. (PF)

An examination of historiography in the context of library collections suggests that there exists between the library and the disciplines it houses a relationship in which the collection structures itself to meet the demands made upon materials of individual disciplines and determines the demands which can be made upon those materials. (Author/PF)

Some argue that the clinician is an inherently capable administrator by virtue of his clinical training, while others argue that the most appropriate mental health administrator is a nonclinician, trained in administration. Training models and curriculae are discussed which support both views. (Author)

The results of this research indicate that persons with a history of premarital cohabitation do not describe their marriages differently from persons without a history of cohabitation. The authors conclude that premarital cohabitation may not provide types of learning experiences that significantly alter an individual's success in marriage.…

The author gives advice both to those placing job announcements and to those responding to the announcements. (IRT)

Although all library security systems reduce losses, there are significant differences among them in terms of types of protection, cost, and false alarms. Systems from five companies are assessed: 3M, Checkpoint, Gaylord, Knogo, and Sentronic International. (JPF)