Both Desensitization and implosive therapy resulted in significant decreases in scores on Sarason's Test Anxiety Scale. However, the desensitization group also demonstrated a significant reduction in state anxiety assessed during simulated testing sessions and a significant increase in grade point average, while the implosive therapy group showed…

This study examined the effectiveness of systematic desensitization for reducing the anxiety of highly test-anxious students who differed in their level of generalized anxiety. (Author)

A questionnaire study revealed more diversity in testing practices that is commonly realized. (Editor)

Details are presented of a case of acoustic neuroma in which there was a discrepancy between Bekesy sweep-frequency results and those of fixed frequency traces and a tone-decay test. (Author)

A major problem hindering quality services for gifted preschoolers is a selective identification process that may overlook the child's gifts and talents. Enriching the preschool environment to promote creativity, problem solving, affective development, and mastery is an alternative that would serve all children. (CL)

The relationship between scores on an informant screening measure (the Preschool Attainment Record) and two directly administered screening measures (the Denver Developmental Screening Test, and the Developmental Activities Screening Inventory) was examined with 38 normal and retarded young children. Results caution professionals in comparatively…

The proportion of agreement, G, and kappa indexes are shown to differ in how they correct for chance agreements between two observers. On the basis of the findings, it is suggested that no single agreement index is appropriate for all sets of data. (Author/BW)

The Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) is presented as an approach to the production and measurement of cognitive change. The paper presents three empirical studies illustrating how the LPAD may be applied in solving practical problems with important educational and social implications for teaching handicapped or disadvantaged students.…

The problems of standardized testing are considered, and the efforts of New York State legislators to change current practices in test usage are recounted. (LH)

Methodological errors are cited in a study of predictive utility for screening tests designed to identify high risk preschool children. (CL)

This book provides a general overview of computer based testing (CBT) and aims at an audience of practitioners and graduate students. The book discusses all aspects of BT without going into psychometric detail. This nontechnical and basic book is recommended as a textbook for students or new researchers. (SLD)

Schools are plagued with significant deficiencies in measurement and assessment methods. The practice of dropping grades to control unacceptable student behavior is wrong and probably illegal. Also, tests are often severely flawed or misused. Administrators must recognize sound assessment, reward it, and deny advancement to those violating its…

Studied 127 informal caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients to determine correlates of 5 components of burden as measured by Cost of Care Index. Significant relationships between predictor variables and burden components suggest that global scores and measures of burden do not identify specific problem areas relative to various components of…

Parents and professionals working with children with disabilities are urged to be alert to discrepancies between a child's usual behavior and capabilities and those exhibited during a formal testing or evaluation session. (DB)