A measure of potential performance for counselors is needed as an adjunct to the information presently employed in selection decisions. One possible method of developing such a potential performance criterion and the steps taken in attempting to validate it are discussed. (Author)

Author presented a six-point model for purposes of diagnosing program success or lack of success. (Editor/RK)

The paper describes the emergence of the variety of modified approaches toward the assessment of cognitive skills. A change in emphasis away from norm-referenced assessment toward criterion-referenced assessment is noted. For such approaches as emphasis on the process rather than the product, intense detailed behavioral observations, and…

Twenty-one criterion-referenced tests are cited, and for each the following information is provided: description, format and administration, response mode and scoring, technical information, and references. The tests cited are the result of an attempt made to bring together tests designated in the Educational Testing Service Test Collection, a…

Classical test theory has been rejected for application to criterion-referenced (CR) tests by most psychometricians due to an expected lack of variance in scores and other difficulties. The present study was conceived to resolve the variance problem and explore the possibility that classical test theory is both appropriate and desirable for some…

One of the big problems in migrant education is the need to determine quickly the educational level of the student so that his learning progress can continue as he moves from one school to another. Normative-referenced tests provide little help for the teacher. The author describes a new type of test (the criterion-referenced test), soon to be…

The current popularity of criterion-referencing has been demonstrated in attacks on standardized tests and the increasing use of criterion-referenced instruments in state assessments. Much of the advocacy of the criterion-referenced test, however, seems to be less an illustration of that test's merits than an attack on the supposed deficiencies of…

Issues related to the evaluation of instructional programs developed under the auspices of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory are briefly discussed. The Laboratory develops criterion-referenced tests which form an integral part of each instructional program. The importance of examining the reliability and validity of these tests is…

Michigan's superintendent of public instruction is convinced that a state testing program can provide the kind of information educators need to improve instructional planning. (Author)

Decisions based on standardized tests are made everyday. It is not a question of whether tests should be used, but how. ( Author/MLF)

Cites attempts to define and assess adult literacy, noting the trend toward real-life performance-task items which are criterion referenced. (MKM)

This article presents two criterion-referenced grading models (a binomial grading model and an arcsine grading model), and shows how they can be applied in classrooms. In both cases, grades can be assigned on the basis of a criterion-referenced test with systematic control of the possible errors of misclassification (Author/BW)

Examined relative efficacy of two short forms of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) with respect to accurate subtest profile scatter (N=50). Subtest scores of both split-half Satz-Mogel short form and criterion referenced Modified WAIS-R (WAIS-RM) short form were found to differ significantly from full-length WAIS-R subtest scores.…

Examines several criterion-referenced-testing programs for strengths and weaknesses in diagnosing the student's reading skills. (RB)