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Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational-Technical High School, Billerica, MA. – 1979
This manual contains a work sample intended to assess a handicapped student's interest in and to screen interested students into a training program in basic mechanical drawing. (The course is based on the entry level of an assistant drafter.) Section 1 describes the assessment, correlates the work performed and worker traits required for…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Disabilities, Drafting, Engineering Drawing
Hunter, John E. – 1983
The economic impact of optimal selection using ability tests is far higher than is commonly known. For small organizations, dollar savings from higher productivity can run into millions of dollars a year. This report estimates the potential savings to the Federal Government as an employer as being 15.61 billion dollars per year if tests were given…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Cost Effectiveness, Cutting Scores
Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – 1985
This study examined the psychometric characteristics of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) administered under special conditions for nine handicapped groups. Four psychometric characteristics were studied: level of test performance, test reliability, speededness, and extent of unexpected differential item performance. Psychometric comparisons were…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Disabilities, Hearing Impairments
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Test Collection. – 1982
Arranged alphabetically by title, the bibliography lists 92 tests, designed for use with students ranging from preschoolers to adults, that are measures of proficiency in English as a second language. Each citation provides title, author, copyright date, age level suitability, publisher, and a brief annotation describing the purpose of the test.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Aptitude Tests, Bilingual Education
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
Descriptions and the summary results of each evaluation instrument used in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) for evaluation and testing in the 1981-82 school year are provided. The instruments considered include the Scholastic Aptitude Test, American College Test, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, Sequential Tests of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes
Wijnstra, Johan M. – 1984
This paper presents preliminary results regarding the predictive validity of learning potential tests administered in an exploratory study in Rotterdam (Holland) concerning the referral of minority students to special education. The central question of the study was why some students of Surinamese, Turkish, and Moroccan origin were placed in…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups
Alley, William E.; And Others – 1976
Validation of an Air Force vocational interest inventory in the enlisted force was conducted to develop improved job placement techniques with a view toward practical application of results during initial counseling and job placement of enlisted personnel. The Vocational Interest-Career Examination (VOICE) was administered to 18,000 recruits…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Individual Differences
Rosen, Pamela, Ed. – 1973
This quarterly bulletin provides brief annotations for tests recently acquired by the Educational Testing Service Test Collection. The tests are grouped into these categories: (1) achievement, (2) aptitude, (3) personality, interests, attitudes, and opinions, (4) sensory-motor and miscellaneous. Entries of particular interest to those working with…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests, Bulletins
Reckase, Mark D. – 1977
Latent trait model calibration procedures were used on data obtained from a group testing program. The one-parameter model of Wright and Panchapakesan and the three-parameter logistic model of Wingersky, Wood, and Lord were selected for comparison. These models and their corresponding estimation procedures were compared, using actual and simulated…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis
Hoepfner, Ralph, Ed.; And Others – 1976
This reference resource provides a comprehensive listing of tests, keyed to behavioral and educational objectives of elementary school education. Each test, or when appropriate, a subtest of a test, was evaluated by educators and measurement specialists. Four main criteria were selected for evaluating the tests: measurement validity, examinee…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Measures, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures
Stump, Thomas A. – 1977
This study attempts to determine the extent to which performance on educational tests is dependent upon language proficiency. Three questions are involved: (1) Will the dictation and the cloze tests prove to be as successful in distinguishing degrees of proficiency among native speakers as among second language learners? (2) How well will scores…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cloze Procedure, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Casteen, John T., III – Regional Spotlight, 1982
Perspectives concerning the need to reform high school and college curricula and college admission standards are considered. Until the early 1960s, most U.S. colleges offered a traditional curriculum in the lower division, with emphasis on certain skills, such as writing and arithmetic reasoning, and also on communicating certain basic cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Aptitude Tests, Articulation (Education), College Curriculum
WEITZ, HENRY – 1967
COUNSELORS OFTEN ADMINISTER TESTS OF QUESTIONABLE VALIDITY. IN RELIABILITY STUDIES, EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN TO STABILIZE THE STIMULUS SITUATION. IN ASSESSING VALIDITY, CONCERN CENTERS ON BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT STIMULUS CONDITIONS. CRONBACH'S THEORETICAL LIMIT FOR A VALIDITY COEFFICIENT OF A TEST IS THE SQUARE ROOT OF THE RELIABILITY…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Counseling, Counseling Objectives
PALORMO, JEAN M. – 1967
DEVELOPED TO AID MANAGERS OF DATA-PROCESSING CENTERS AND PERSONNEL DIRECTORS IN SCREENING PERSONS WITH APTITUDES FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMING, THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMER APTITUDE BATTERY (CPAB) INCLUDES DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TEST ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION. FIVE SEPARATELY TIMED TESTS (VERBAL MEANING,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Computers, Data Processing, Guides
Pratt, Linda K.; And Others – 1979
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and undergraduate grade point average were examined as possible predictors of scores on the National Teacher Examination (NTE). The study population consisted of 166 education major graduates from North Carolina Central University (NCCU), a predominantly black institution, over a two-year period. The data on SAT…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Colleges, Black Students, Conference Reports