A tailored testing model employing the beta distribution, whose mean equals the difficulty of an item and whose variance is approximately equal to the sampling variance of the item difficulty, and employing conditional item difficulties, is proposed. (Author)

Presents an attitude scale designed to distinguish the prospective teacher with a positive attitude toward urban teaching from the teacher with a negative attitude. (Author)

Research supported by OEC-5-10-297 and by National Science Foundation Grant No. GP-5114.

This study investigated the potential use of a cognitive measure to detect differential effects on children's styles of performance and behavior. A stratified random sample of 96 children across schools, sex and preschool attendance were selected for testing from the five kindergarten classes associated with the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project…

The reliability and meaning of assertiveness tests were explored using 120 female undergraduates. Several self-report inventories (the College Self-Expression Scale, Conflict Resolution Inventory, and a global rating from one to seven) were administered, as were three anxiety measures (Timed Behavior Checklist, response latency, and response…

A study was undertaken to create and validate a diagnostic, task-based Informal Reading Readiness Inventory (IRRI). IRRI subtests were created to reflect four areas found to be important in reading readiness: awareness of self and media, language experience, reasoning, and phonics. Prereading curriculum components formed the basis for test item…

A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 55 EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS WAS SELECTED FROM THOSE IDENTIFIED ON THE BASIS OF INTELLIGENCE TEST SCORES, ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES, SCHOLASTIC GRADES, AND TEACHER'S APPRAISAL. THIS SAMPLE WAS STUDIED TO -- (1) DETERMINE THE NATURE OF A SERIES OF SELECTED PREDICTOR VARIABLES AS THEY RELATE TO THE SUCCESS OF MENTALLY…

IN FALL 1960, THE PRELIMINARY SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (PSAT) WAS ADMINISTERED TO A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF 9,745 SENIORS IN 147 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND A SUBSAMPLE OF 2,423 WERE SELECTED FOR FOLLOW-UP. STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF DATA FOR THE SUBSAMPLE INDICATED THAT, OF THE ORIGINAL GROUP, (1) 36 PERCENT WENT TO COLLEGE, WITH ABOUT 19 PERCENT OF THESE…

THE PRIME CRITERION OF SUCCESS OF A NURSING PROGRAM IS OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF GRADUATES. AS AN INTERMEDIATE STEP, THE AUTHOR INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP OF CERTAIN PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS (AGE, SEX, MARITAL STATUS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS, FATHER'S AND MOTHER'S EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ABILITY TEST…

ALTHOUGH PEER RATINGS WERE NOT REGARDED AS VALID INDICATORS IN TEST STUDIES, THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES THAT PEER RATINGS OF PERSONALITY CAN BE HELPFUL IN CLARIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. TEST CONDITIONS WERE DESIGNED TO AVOID METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. PERSONALITY VARIABLES WERE CAREFULLY ANALYZED, AND A…

THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG PARENTAL CHILD-REARING ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES ON CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT BEHAVIORS WERE EXPLORED. APPROXIMATELY 104 SECOND-GRADE BOYS WERE SELECTED AS SUBJECTS. FOUR MEASURES WERE EMPLOYED TO ASSESS ACHIEVEMENT AND THREE METHODS USED TO MEASURE ACHIEVEMENT-RELATED PERSONALITY VARIABLES. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO THE…

As an alternative for or adjunct to paper-and-pencil tests for predicting personnel performance, the United States Air Force studied the use of peer ratings as an evaluative tool. Purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of peer ratings among Air Force basic trainees. Peer ratings were obtained from more than 27,000…

The predictive usefulness of certain scales of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) may be greater than generally believed. The evaluation of one program of selection, retention and graduation of Masters-Level students determined the relationship between selection criteria and rated effectiveness. Approximately one half of the criteria…