It would appear that traditional modelsof reliability, in which reliability estimates for an individual are estimated from group data, could yiel more accurate estimates if individual difference variables, such as response consistency, were taken into consideration in the estimation of reliability. (DG)

Six measures of children's verbal skills were found to have internal consistency, and interjudge and test-retest reliability. (MH)

Discusses a new procedure developed by the Center for the Study of Evaluation for evaluating standardized elementary school tests. (JF)

Warns that scores on standardized reading tests which fall at or below the chance level should be disregarded and suggests that teachers administer a lower level of the same test. Table. (RW)

The present study investigates item susceptibility to attempted faking as related to two item characteristics: (a) objective versus subjective, and (b) continuous versus noncontinuous." (Author)