This guide contains suggestions for interpreting educational research results and, indirectly, makes suggestions for research report writers. The purpose of the study and hypotheses should be stated clearly. Several approaches to reporting statistical results are outlined, and some suggestions are made for evaluating the results of…

When schools are compared, there are variables that need to be considered because the playing field is not level. This paper discusses concepts and generalizations that must be understood to interpret test results and school report cards properly. There are many limitations in using test results to compare schools, particularly since students may…

Stochastic models are developed in this article to examine the rate of test misgrading in educational and psychological measurement. The estimation of inadvertent grading errors can serve as a basis for quality control in measurement. Limitations of traditional Poisson models have been reviewed to highlight the need to introduce new models using…

The purpose of this technical manual is to document the technical aspects of the 2002-2003 Maine Educational Assessment (MEA). In the fall of 2002, students in grades 4, 8, and 11 participated in the administration of the MEA in writing, reading, and health education. In the spring of 2003, students in grades 4, 8, and 11 were administered tests…

Forty questions, covering a wide range of mathematics, were asked of 867 ten-year-old students. A difficulty index, discrimination index, and ranking are reported for each question as well as teachers' ratings of the importance of each question. (LS)

Author evaluates Christopher Jencks's book, Inequality, in which Jencks's concern is almost completely with the efficacy of education as a means of reducing inequality, particularly income inequality, as a characteristic of our society. (Author/RK)

Compares the test scores on musical achievement of children in Hoboken (N.J.) with those of children from deprived and advantaged homes in cities in the Midwest in a previous study. (RJ)

This study attempts to determine whether emotionally disturbed children produce significantly lower scores on tests designed to measure sensory motor integration. (Author/JA)

Research performed pursuant to a contract with the Defense Language Institute. Complete report of this research is available on request from Defense Language Institute Headquarters, R and S Division, Anacostia Naval Annex, Washington, D.C.; Reference: Final Report -- The Role of Personality Variables in Second Language Behavior.'' (RS)

This article emphasizes identifying for the practitioner those qualities of situations and individuals which have been shown to have major effects on performance in testing situations. Recommendations for testing practices are made, and the dangers inherent in acceptance of test results as the sole basis for personnel decisions are pointed out.…

This article presents the experience of an area vocational school to illustrate how counselors, with the help of a computer, can obtain locally validated test information useful in vocational counseling. (Author)

Evidence suggest the importance of Mathematics Achievement scores as predictors of general academic success at the undergraduate level. (Authors)