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Vasgird, Dan – Crisis, 1975
Reviews Richard Herrnstein's article and book concerning I.Q. and argues that the questions of the nature of intelligence and the respective influences of environment and heredity are important not just in the interpretation of statistical evidence but because these questions have implications in the lives of human beings. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Heredity, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedMuller, Al – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
The practical usefulness of the research under review is questioned.
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English, Literature
Peer reviewedFeldhusen, John; Houtz, John – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHutson, Barbara A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
Delineates a model of the complete diagnosis process which is motivated by concern that every child achieve the potential he possesses. Discusses the usual functions of diagnosis, the nature of psychological-educational diagnosis, the effects of inaccurate or inadequate diagnosis, and implication for a more adequate process. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Models, Psychoeducational Methods
Bauer, David H. – Measurement and Evaluation In Guidance, 1975
This study investigates the effect of instructions, anxiety, and locus of control on scores obtained on a group-administered intelligence test. Results suggested that boys were more sensitive than girls to the differential demands of testing instructions. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Elementary Education, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedButler, John – National Elementary Principal, 1975
Predicts that by the year 2000, IQ tests will have disappeared, being replaced by evaluations of a broad range of talents and abilities that avoid unfair and damaging labels. (DW)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Testing
Whitehead, David J.; Halil, Tony – 1989
Tests of achievement in economics have a variety of uses. Their principal role is to evaluate how successful students have been in learning economics on a particular course, either overall or in particular aspects of economics. They may also serve to provide evidence about the efficacy of specific teaching materials and/or strategies. Finally,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economics, Economics Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textMacklem, Gayle L. – 1989
The concept of aptitude is reviewed, and the uses and misuses of aptitude tests are considered. Many aptitude tests measure general ability plus certain more specialized abilities that are important for success in particular educational programs. Aptitude tests can be subdivided into: (1) group-administered aptitude tests, such as the Scholastic…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests
Runco, Mark A.; And Others – 1987
Divergent thinking tests are probably the most commonly used measure of children's creative thinking. A study was conducted to examine the influence of environmental cues on the divergent thinking of children between the ages of 11 and 13. All subjects received the Uses, Instances, and Line-Meanings divergent thinking tests. Each test involved…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Partridge, Susan – 1986
Although over half of the states in the United States have implemented minimum competency testing (MCT) programs, problems continue to be reported by researchers. Educators have been concerned with these problems since the beginning of MCT. Accounts of testing problems include: (1) Durham, North Carolina students who fail the state-mandated test…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing
Alderson, J. C.; Urquhart, A. H. – 1984
This study examines the effects of foreign students' knowledge of a particular academic area on their comprehension of written texts in English. The students' university majors or areas of study included administration and finance, engineering, math and/or physics, and liberal arts. In two studies, the students performed tasks related to texts in…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Campbell, N. Jo – 1986
This study reports the preliminary results of a research project that focuses on the development of an abbreviated measure of computer anxiety, the Computer Anxiety Scale (CAS)-Short Form (SF), designed for use with upper elementary and secondary school students. The subjects involved in the study included 1075 students in grades 4 through 12,…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Comparative Testing, Computers, Intermediate Grades
Glenberg, Arthur M.; And Others – 1986
Defining calibration of comprehension as the correlation between subjective assessments of knowledge gained from reading and performance on an objective test, this paper draws from literature, as well as the findings of original experiments, to examine issues related to the subject . The paper first documents the claim that poor calibration is the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies
Dana, Richard H.; And Others – 1986
Three standard assessment instruments (Rorschach, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and 16PF) were administered to 12 participating Rosebud Sioux Indians--6 males, 6 females. Reports were generated for each instrument. Consensual and unique concepts contained in all the reports were analyzed in order to describe the contents. Six judges, all…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Objective Tests, Psychological Studies
Cookingham, Frank G. – 1984
This paper deals with six sets of concerns and suggestions that arise as attitudes toward urban teaching are assessed. The first set arises from the complexity of measuring attitudes. It is strongly recommended that critiques of attitude data be based on plausible rival hypotheses. The second set involves the identification of beliefs related to a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques
