Through reference to the "Edmonton Grade 111 Achievement Study: 1956-1977 Comparisons" this research attempts to dispel the uncertainty associated with current curricular validity of old tests. Examines five standardized tests used in the Edmonton Study, which were first given in 1956 and designed to measure basic skills. (Author/RK)

Describes problems with standardized testing and urges teachers to educate the public about weaknesses in statewide minimum competency testing. (DD)

Discusses the shortcomings of standardized tests of writing and urges teachers to go forward to basic critical thinking skills instead of back to old habits that aren't basic at all. (DD)

Discusses the role of the National Consortium on Testing (NCT) and the concerns over limitations, and misuse of standardized tests. (SL)

Since standardized tests are constructed for the purpose of measuring the intellectual capacity of school children from the diverse sociocultural backgrounds in America, one of the main topics of this article concerns the standardization bias inherent in these tests. (Author/AM)

Sets criteria for social and educational adequacy of standardized tests. Drawing an analogy, the author says people would not subject themselves to medical tests unless they could anticipate a diagnosis and, if all is not lost, a treatment. Says standardized tests are not diagnostic, serve to maintain inequality, and should not be continued.…

The verbal, performance, and full-scale IQs of the standardization sample for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R) were analyzed according to sex, race, geographic region, parental occupation, and type of residence (urban or rural) and compared with corresponding data from a 1950 study of the WISC standardization sample.…

Describes an analysis of the content of the CLEP General Examination in English Composition which found that the emphasis is placed on the student's knowledge of standard written English. (MB)

Addresses South Carolina's Educational Improvement Act of 1984, at risk in the context of four considerations: (1) the seduction of test scores; (2) the issue of teacher pay, particularly incentive pay; (3) the real tasks of intervention; and (4) the expectations of leadership. (JK)

Discuss seven basic intellectual competencies possessed by all human beings: linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Because I.Q. tests can measure only the first two qualities, this interview suggests evaluating schools by quality of educational experiences and students by project…

Discusses the importance of fairness in evaluation studies of second-language programs and the potential for misinterpretation of studies which are not program-fair. Strategies designed to overcome this problem from the perspective of standardized tests include: specific tests for each program, program-specific plus program-neutral measures,…

An important determinant of equating process efficiency is the correlation between the anchor test and components of each form. Use of some monotonic function of this correlation as a measure of equating efficiency is suggested. A model relating anchor test length and test reliability to this measure of efficiency is presented. (Author/DWH)

This article describes how three Utah school districts employed tests, specifically National Teacher Examinations, as one line of optional evidence for use (along with a selection of other evidence) in the promotion of eligible teachers. (Author/LMO)

The acting director of the National Center for Education Statistics, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, views state-by-state test scores as an opportunity for state officials to compare their states to states with similar characteristics. (MLF)

While minority groups achieved higher scores on standardized college admissions tests, overall the average scores changed little. Both major testing services reported administering more scores than last year, suggesting a possible increase in college enrollments. These results have been both praised and criticized. (MSE)