Aptitude and reading tests to be administered to technical college students are discussed in considering the design of a screening and diagnostic test battery. Diagnosis is condidered as a series of sequential steps: screening; testing; individualized program planning; program implementation; and investigation of the causes of reading difficulty.…

This catalog describes 342 tests appropriate for identifying the needs of bilingual students, for diagnosing their ability, and for assessing programs. The tests are appropriate for ages kindergarten through adult, and are written in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Cherokee, Chamorro, Crow,…

Events of this conference on military testing centered on (1) an open panel meeting and discussion on the testing of Project 100,000 personnel (potential rejectees accepted under new standards); and (2) over two dozen papers dealing with specific aptitude and proficiency tests, a comparison of marginal and control Naval personnel on biographical…

In response to a need for refined methods of appraising the potential of prospective Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) trainees, this study was conducted to determine if descriptive data about trainees being gathered by the employment service, such as personal information and General Aptitude Test Battery scores, are effective…

This report compares the characteristics of Santa Ana College (SAC) students enrolled in the fall 1966 semester with those of SAC students enrolled in fall 1976. Although the average age of SAC students has increased by only one year (from 26.9 to 27.8), the distribution of ages has radically changed, from modes of 18 and 22-25 to a single mode of…

The curriculum guide contained in this document was developed to illustrate to teachers of educable mentally retarded (EMR) students, at the elementary and middle school levels, how hands-on activities can be used to complement academic subjects by bringing instruction down from an abstract to a concrete level. The guide is also designed for use…

The report describes a manpower assessment and classification system for criminal offenders directed towards making practical training and job classification decisions. The model is not concerned with custody classifications except as they affect occupational/training possibilities. The model combines traditional procedures of vocational…

University records of 1,048 randomly selected students were examined to determine differences among students who received financial aid, students who applied for but did not receive aid, and students who did not apply for aid. No differences were found between students who received aid and those who did not receive aid in high school rank,…

Project TALENT is a large-scale, long-range longitudinal study of a representative sample of students assessed with a comprehensive set of psychological, educational, and personal measures. In 1960, students in grades 9 through 12 were given a battery of tests and inventories. One-year, five-year, eleven-year, and twenty-year follow-ups of the…

The publisher proposes to supplement the Mental Measurements Yearbook by publishing periodic surveys to tests not available commercially. Based on the 1970 issues of 29 journals, its orientation is predominantly educational, but includes material related to psychology, sociology, and personnel work. Mental measures are organized under 22…

The proceedings include five papers from a seminar designed to train rehabilitation personnel in the procedures, theories, and aims of work evaluation. Morton H. Bregman discusses the use of vocational evaluation in the counseling process; Henry Cobb describes methods of predicting vocational adjustment in the mentally retarded; and John Campbell…

Intended as a comprehensive introduction to the construction and use of foreign language tests, this book utilizes modern linguistic knowledge as a base for scientific language testing. Major attention in testing is focused on such integrated language skills as auditory and reading comprehension, speaking, writing, translation, and over-all…

After a review of the problem of predicting foreign language success, this booklet describes the development, refinement, and validation of a battery of psychological tests, some involving tape-recorded auditory stimuli, for predicting rate of progress in learning a foreign language. Although the battery was developed for more general application…

This is the fifth volume of work papers on the teaching of English as a second language. The topics are varied and cover a large area of related subjects. The titles in this volume include: "The Interaction of Dialect and Style in Urban American English,""Trends in English Abroad,""Some Thoughts on Bilingual Education for Mexican American Children…

The study is concerned with the recall or recognition of science principles one day after they have been taught and the ability of students to answer higher level transfer items involving the principle. The short term recall and recognition involved students who prior to/learning experience could neither recall nor recognize the science…