THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DESIGN INSTRUMENTS WHICH WOULD DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THE CHILD WHO IS A CONFORMIST OR NONCONFORMIST AND THE CHILD WHO IS FREE TO USE EITHER CONFORMING OR NONCONFORMING BEHAVIOR. IN THIS WAY THE NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE ABILITY WHICH IS RELATED TO CONFORMITY IN BEHAVIOR CAN BE STUDIED. TWO INSTRUMENTS WERE…

This quarterly bulletin provides brief annotations for tests of the following types recently acquired by the ETS Test Collection: achievement; aptitude; personality, interests, attitudes, and opinions; and miscellaneous, sensory-motor, and unidentified. To provide information about instruments for those engaged in research or project direction…

These quarterly bulletins provide brief annotations for tests of the following types recently acquired by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection: achievement; aptitude; personality, interests, attitudes, and opinions; and miscellaneous, sensory-motor, and unidentified. To provide information about instruments for those engaged in…

This volume consists of a series of technical reports on each of the individual test measures administered in both Years 1 and 2 of the Longitudinal Study of Disadvantaged Children and Their First School Experiences. Each report includes: (1) relevant background information concerning the task's purpose and related research findings; (2) general…

This quarterly bulletin provides brief annotations for tests recently acquired by the Educational Testing Service Test Collection grouped under the following types: achievement; aptitude; personality, interests, attitudes, and opinions; miscellaneous, sensory-motor, and unidentified. Entries of interest to those working with young children are…

The appropriateness of the Metropolitan Achievement Tests for economically deprived urban children was the subject of this article. It was concluded that due to item difficulty other tests should be considered. (Author/BY)

Approximately 120 published pre-school and Kindergarten tests (including over 630 subtests with separately normed scores) were evaluated through the MEAN test evaluation procedure which reflects four main areas of concern: measurement validity, examinee appropriateness, administrative usability, and normed technical excellence. Evaluation results…

The Behavior Rating Scale measures behavioral skills by observing the child during the administration of other tests. The rating dimensions include independence, concentration, tractability, attitude and disposition toward testing, and overflow behavior. All are scored on a scale of 0-4, low to high. (PR)

In this Test Collection Bulletin, annotated listings are provided of tests that have been acquired by Educational Testing Service, of tests that have been announced, of test reviews, and of new references. The test acquisitions are categorized as to type of test, as follows: Achievement; Aptitude; Personality Interests, Attitudes, and Opinions;…

Brief annotations of currently available instruments appropriate for use with Spanish-speaking children are presented. Measures in such areas as intelligence, personality, ability, and achievement are included and separate indexes are given. The annotation provides information concerning the purpose of the test; the groups for which it is…

This guide provides a set of qualitative and quantitative procedures and criteria for determining if a preschool handicapped child is talented in any of 6 areas: intellectual, academic, creative, leadership, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor. The guide developed by the RAPYHT project (a model program for Retrieval and Acceleration of…

This instrument assesses readiness for school in preschool disadvantaged children. Two forms, A and B, are available and it is recommended that one be used as a diagnostic pretest and the other as a progress measure. The test is an individually administered, non-verbal, untimed, but paced instrument. The child responds to questions, given in…

As a measure of gender identity constancy, The Boy-Girl Identity Task was administered in both Year 1 and Year 2 of the ETS-Head Start Longitudinal Study. The instrument consists of two parallel tasks, each with five items. In Task I, a pricture and name of a girl and presented to the subjects. Items consist of hypothetical changes introduced by…

Brief annotations of the instruments acquired by the Test Collection of Educational Testing Service from January through March of 1971, whether published in the U. S. or abroad, are provided. A special Head Start Test Collection has also been established to provide information about instruments for those engaged in research or project direction…

The CIRCUS Assessment battery has been demonstrated to be very effective when used by teachers in conventional preschool programs, with typical students. This discussion investigates the feasibility of using CIRCUS with educationally handicapped children: (1) for the early identification of educable mentally retarded (EMR) or learning disabled…