Discusses the arguments for and against minimum competency testing, noting that the same issues are used to support both positions. (FL)

Reviews the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, an individually administered test of intelligence and achievement. Finds it to be of high overall quality. (FL)

In an earlier article, Hunt envisions the automation of intelligence testing, but he appears to be overly optimistic. He neglects to mention conceptual and practical difficulties at the interface of measurement and theory that place psychometry not in the dawn of microcomputerization, but rather more nearly in its primordium. (Author)

This study was performed to resolve the question of comparability of manual dexterity scores obtained on wooden and plastic versions of the USES pegboard. Currently authorized equipment, either plastic or wooden, may be used with the confidence that scores are not affected by the type of equipment used. (Author)

In state assessment programs in which performance has no real immediate consequence for the individual examinee, the issue of examinee motivation arises. Some examinees may respond to questions in ways that do not reflect their real knowledge of the test domain. In this study, a new approach was developed to identify students who have responded to…

Discusses ways testing can help students learn if the teacher can remove the aura and function of evaluation from the experience. (GB)

Discusses passage content and style, accessibility of the passages, their completeness, the extent to which the items are passage-dependent, and the extent to which additional knowledge is required to answer the questions on reading comprehension tests and exercises. (TO)

Issues surrounding the degree of genetic or environmental control of intelligence are discussed in relation to existing IQ tests. (KM)

Compares the American and British systems of continuous examinations, concluding that the British can benefit most by incorporating elements from each system. (RB)

The results of this study suggest the possible influence of teachers' manifest anxiety on their students' test-anxiety levels. Mental health workers in schools should be alert to those circumstance in which high anxiety on the part of teachers may have an undesirable effect on their pupils. (Author)

As a result of this study, the following statement will be included in the 1973-74 ACT Supervisor's Manual of Instructions: Test center supervisors are encouraged to enlist room supervisors and proctors that reflect the racial, ethnic, and sex ratios of the examinees.'' (Author)

Discusses weaknesses and cultural biases of intelligence tests. (JF)

The circumstances that led to the closure of private colleges and the virtual paralyzation of higher education in Kerala, India are discussed. (Author)