Describes the Student Developmental Task Inventory (SDTI-2) which assesses the level of student development in terms of autonomy, purpose, and intimate relationships. The development, reliability, and validity of the SDTI-2 are discussed; student uses are suggested. (RC)

Investigated validity of the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment as a predictor of college success for Mexican Americans by comparing ACT scores and grade point averages for White and Mexican American college graduates. Mexican American students scored lower on both measures, indicating that ACT scores have validity in predicting college…

Examines public support for benefits to older persons. Results indicated the priority given to benefits for older persons when compared with other tax uses is high, but the relationship between comparative and general support is low. Suggests it may be difficult for advocacy groups to expand current benefits. (Author/JAC)

Suggests that the impact of career events is cognitively mediated. Proposes cognitive treatments of career concerns that are derived from cognitive developmental theories and cognitive/behavioral models of counseling and therapy. Additionally, the issues of cognitive career assessment and research are discussed. (Author)

Results indicated that despite very high correlations between deviation quotients and traditional measures, changes of potential diagnostic significance occurred in scores of over half the sample (N=2,200). Discusses the potential utility of the factorially pure deviation quotients. Presents a table for translation of scaled scores into these…

College seniors graded lecturers on teaching and course effectiveness. After the students had graduated and been working for a year, they rated teaching effectiveness for former lecturers and nominated the best and worst teachers. Increasing maturity and job experience did not significantly alter student evaluations of relative teaching…

The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) is described as an example of the structural and cultural pluralistic model of assessment. Mercer's concept of estimated learning potential is described and the medical, social, and pluralistic models are mentioned. Standardization, test administration, validation, and the manuals are…

This investigation provided empirical data and addressed theoretical issues regarding the Educational Set Scale (ESS) and theory. An expanded model is proposed and directions for future research are suggested. (Author/GK)

The importance of theory and experimental findings in giving direction, structure, and comprehensibility to research about self-concept is discussed. Analysis of the necessary affective variables to be included in the systematic experimentally-based development of effective educational programs in the affective domain is emphasized. (Author/AL)

A study of Black, Mexican-American, and Anglo college students showed high school grades and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores remain the best predictors of college grades. College grades and college persistence were not related. Racial factors were not strong predictors of persistence, though some cultural variables showed correlations. (JAC)

Assessed the spatial dimension of college enrollment and develops a model explaining the distributional patterns. The potential model uses migration theory and statistical techniques and has accurately predicted student enrollment patterns in the United States and Great Britain. (Author/JAC)

The ability of the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to predict performance of first-year medical students at the University of North Carolina was studied. Its incremental validity, determined by computing the additional variance in performance explainable by the MCAT after the effects of other admissions variables were taken into account,…

This monograph describes the development of the Metaphoric Triads Task (MTT), an instrument designed to assess metaphoric comprehension. Validity and reliability of the instrument are discussed and data for 12 samples of subjects are reported. Sex differences were negligible, but progressive improvement in MTT score with age was noted. Pictorial…

Five standardized tests of reading achievement were administered to community college freshmen. Students took two different tests on consecutive days. Grade-equivalent scores on tests were compared. Differences were found between tests based on the number of students who reached the criterion score of grade-equivalent 11 or 12. (Author/CTM)

The Student's Perception of Ability Scale (SPAS) was developed for use with students in grades 3 to 6. The test was determined to have relatively high reliability and reasonably strong validity. Data showed SPAS clearly differentiates between learning disabled and non-learning-disabled students. (Author/CTM)