Discusses the problem of assigning subjects to one of several treatments based on their test scores. The success of each treatment is measured by different criterion. (RB)

Describes approaches for obtaining and evaluating information on the aspects and effects of the college environment. (HS)

Author does not feel that accountability is another faddish slogan and gives a few guidelines for putting it into practice. (Author/MM)

Reviews the use of memory measures in the literature. Suggests problems with assumptions underlying Bogartz's proposed new measure. Responds to specific criticisms by claiming that Bogartz is critical of two measures that are not even used, unfamiliar with traditional conditioning theory, wrong in an assertion about traditional measures, and…

Responds to the general criticisms of Rovee-Collier, explaining a proposed new measure of infant memory in terms of four fundamental ideas earlier enumerated by Rovee-Collier and Shyi. Seeks to refute three of four specific criticisms made by Rovee-Collier, and admits a mistake related to the fourth criticism. (BC)

Explores the structure of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (2nd ed.) Low Self-Esteem Content Scale using principal components analysis. Associations with other measures provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/GCP)

The National Staff Development Council (NSDC), a private, nonprofit association, has outlined high standards for educator professional learning. One demonstration of NSDC's commitment to the goal of ensuring all schools support and use high standards for professional learning is the organization's investment in developing an instrument to assess…

This paper is a polemical discussion of assessment in teacher education. Working from the proposition that assessment serves a number of important purposes for a range of stakeholders (students, employers, quality assurance agencies, government), it argues that there is considerable potential for conflict between the different purposes. In an age…

This paper discusses the three hypothetical market baskets of goods and services for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes annual cost estimates. This program is referred to as the standard budgets or family budget program. The family budget program provides: 1) estimates of budget levels originally constructed to represent standards of…

This collection contains 233 objectives and related evaluation items for mathematics--grades four to six. The following categories are included - (1) sets, (2) numbers, numerals, and numeration systems, (3) operations and their properties, (4) measurement, (5) geometry, (6) relations, functions and graphs, (7) probability and statistics, (8)…

The concept of interval measurement in the fields of psychology and education is explored. Measurement and examples of its relationship to subsequent statistical analysis are discussed. (JKS)

Most students approach learning by asking "Gottanodat" to direct their efforts and concluding with "Whatjagit?" How this same strategy can be used to benefit a school and to explain current measurement and testing problems is briefly discussed. (MT)

Problems in making inferences from a sample to a population and from one cohort to other cohorts are discussed. It is concluded that in most cases a longitudinal design using repeated measures is preferable to an independent samples design. (Author)