From a longitudinal sample of 202 children studied from birth to 8 years of age, two extreme groups were selected. One group had a more rapid development than normal and the other a slower development. A relationship between the development of abilities and weight and height increases was found for boys aged 4 weeks to 2 years and between the…

Reports the results of a study designed to analyze and classify the items used in ACS-NSTA High School Chemistry Tests according to the six cognitive levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Over one-half of the test items were found to be in the cognitive levels of Comprehension, Application, and Analysis. (JR)

This report focuses on a set of supplemental analyses that were performed on portions of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) evaluation data. The goal of these analyses was to explore additional relationships in the data that might help to inform program policy, to confirm and/or further explicate some of the findings reported earlier, and to put…

This publication is the complete transcript of a weekly radio program devoted to contemporary issues in American education. This particular program consists of an informal debate on various educational issues between Terry Herndon, executive director of the National Education Association (NEA), and Albert Shanker, president of the American…

Presents suggestions for alternatives to standardized testing. The means for alternative methods of evaluation are easily accessible if educational resources are organized for that purpose. (Author/IRT)

Disadvantaged children were tested on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in their own homes or away from home in an office or schoolroom. The overall testing environment was a significant factor influencing the test performance of disadvantaged children who had not attended a Head Start program. Head Start children performed equally well in both…

New testing of the Childhood Level of Living Scale offers evidence of its reliability in defining factors in child neglect. (Author/CS)

Association of American Publishers' figures on book sales are presented in tables and graphs: estimated book publishing industry sales for 1963, 1967, and 1971-74 by publishing category and estimated industry sales of textbooks, educational materials and standardized tests 1966-1974 with breakdown by educational level. (JT)

A basic consideration in conducting a career education needs assessment is whether to select published tests or to develop new instruments and evaluation techniques. Advantages of published tests are availability and convenience and ease to use. Advantages in using self-developed measures can be seen by examining a needs assessment study in which…

The use of Stanford Achievement Tests (SATs) with hearing impaired students is considered. Background of the test is given, and the SAT-HI (SAT for the Hearing Impaired) is discussed in terms of its content, item wording, and norms. Among six specific recommendations made are to use the SAT-HI because it minimizes floor and ceiling effects,…

Test wiseness (TW) has been recognized as an important source of variance on standardized achievement tests, independent of content or random error. To help students develop the type of TW skills necessary for optimal performance on reading achievement tests (ie. time using, guessing strategies), a comprehensive TW skills instructional program…

The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) members' expectations of teacher and student attitudes toward standardized testing are compared with the actual attitudes of these groups to ascertain whether the perceptions of test specialists are similar to those of test users. Of a random sample of NCME members, assigned systematically to…

THIS DOCUMENT COMPRISES 2 HEARING ABILITY TESTS FOR 3- TO 8-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. THEIR ADMINISTRATION REQUIRES A SPEECH AUDIOMETER. TEST NORMS WERE ESTABLISHED FOR RECORDED MATERIALS IN A SOUND FIELD. BOTH TESTS USE COLORED PICTURE CARDS, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CHILD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ALL ITEMS SHOWN. THE THRESHOLD BY IDENTIFICATION OF…

THIS VOLUME PRESENTS NORMATIVE DATA AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADMINISTERING AND SCORING THE PURDUE PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SURVEY (PPMS). THE FINDINGS OF SEVERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE NOTED IN ESTABLISHING A RATIONALE FOR PERCEPTUAL MOTOR ACTIVITIES IN CHILDREN. MOTOR ACTIVITY IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF GENERALIZED MOVEMENT, REFLEX ACTIVITIES, MOVEMENT PATTERNS,…