The paper describes the development of a quantifiable problem behavior scale which was field tested with mentally retarded institutionalized persons. Fourteen staff members rated Ss on 42 problem behaviors which were weighted according to degree of disruptiveness. Summing of the item scores is explained to produce a total score which can be used…

THIS TEST BATTERY IS DESIGNED TO BE USED AS AN AID IN COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE FOR PUPILS IN THE NINTH AND TENTH GRADES OF ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN ISRAEL. AS THE INTENT IS TO MEASURE THE PUPIL'S ABILITY TO DO CRITICAL THINKING IN BROAD AREAS, THE TEST BATTERY MEASURES GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENT SKILLS IN THE…

This manual has been prepared primarily for the use and guidance of those who must develop or administer questionnaires as part of Army field tests and evaluations. The general content and concepts, however, should be useful to anyone involved in constructing or administering surveys, interviews, or questionnaires. Guidance on (1) preparing,…

This auto-instructional unit contains a series of questions and answers about checklists. After the instructional sequence there follows a short mastery test, a list of guest or enrichment activities, and an appendix containing nine checklists relating to six broad curriculum areas. (Author)

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…

A modified Valett Profile for the Stanford-Binet (L-M) was presented. Teachers are not overly impressed with test reports. A clinical profile that lends itself to rapid visualization may help. Theoretically, a teacher could develop a specific curriculum at a specific level for an individual child to include the construct categories subsumed by…

The PEDAGE system, at the present time, is a set of programs written in FORTRAN IV language for an IBM 7094 computer. They are in the form of separate main programs with similar data formats, but will be modified in the future to the form of subroutines so that one or more can be called by main programs designed by the individual users. In this…

Three different nonparametric tests for scale--the Siegel-Tukey (S-T), the Mood (M), and the Normal Scores (NS)--are compared in order to contrast varying methods of scale test development and usage. Procedures for developing the three scale tests are discussed, and two examples of the use of each test in solving the same problem are given. From…

Two techniques for writing achievement test items to accompany instructional materials were contrasted: (1) generating items from statements of instructional objectives, and (2) generating items from rules for transforming instructional statements (adapted from Bormuth). Items of each type were written by two experienced item writers. Subjects…

A new concept of weakly parallel tests, in contrast to strongly parallel tests in latent trait theory, is proposed. Some criticisms of the fundamental concepts in classical test theory, such as the reliability of a test and the standard error of estimation, are given. (Author)

Conducted four studies to develop Adolescent Perceived Events Scale (APES), measure of major and daily stressful events during adolescence. Describes test construction, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity of APES. Summarizes subsequent research showing APES to be significantly related to behavior problems and psychological…

Linear and nonlinear methods for incorporating score precision information when the score scale is established for educational tests are compared. Examples illustrate the methods, which discourage overinterpretation of small score differences and enhance score interpretability by equalizing error variance along the score scale. Measurement error…

The process by which a school might use a parameter estimation procedure (such as LOGIST) based on item response theory (IRT) to build a "customized test" from an "on shelf" standardized achievement test was examined. The Iowa Tests of Educational Development was used. Results indicate that estimates from standardized versus…

The development and use of a questionnaire assessing interpersonal attitudes relevant to pediatric practice are described. The Behavioral Pediatrics Questionnaire measures a wide array of beliefs ranging from attitudes toward physical disabilities to parenting and empathy. (TJH)

The author discusses writing items for a multiple-choice test. Topics include (1) formatting, (2) central theme development, (3) stem revision, (4) distractors, and (5) test validity and reliability. (CH)