Students with two cognitive styles (field dependent/field independent) generally produced the best examination scores when they used a nonpreferred study technique and reviewed. (Author)

Ninety students were pretested and posttested in an accounting principles course to determine how expectations and perceptions of self-control affected their grade on an examination and how the grade changed their perceptions. Students who did poorer than anticipated on the test exhibited some expectancy shifts. (CH)

Normative data are provided for intellectual, academic achievement, and neuropsychological tests based on a sample of 100 learning disabled adults. It was concluded that the cognitive profile found in learning disabled adults is not dissimilar from what is typically found in learning disabled children. (Author/CL)

Numerous teaching practices, especially those associated with classroom testing, abridge students' right to privacy. (IRT)

The ability of students to interpret from, represent mathematical problems in, and interact with, a number of differing representations appears to be a crucial part of understanding mathematical concepts. Here we consider the role of representation in student understanding of derivative and present an outline framework for determining its…

Good assessment is key to providing effective intervention, and thoughtful interpretation of assessment results is an important part of the intervention. This chapter focuses on the consultant and service recipient in the test interpretation process, including ways to help all participants in this process. In addition, case examples illustrate the…

Subjects received falsified psychological test results that were discrepant in either positive or negative directions with their own reports on self-referring attitudes. Subjects who received negative feedback were more likely to derogate the interpreter, whereas subjects who received positive feedback were more likely to change their self-reports…

A study of three testing procedures used with elementary economics students at Brigham Young University yielded the following results: students who were not notified of an impending test demonstrated higher achievement than those told specifically when the test would be given and those given approximate dates for testing. (AG)

The present study was undertaken to determine the degree to which the EPPS and PRF scales are correlated with the EPI scales, and also to determine the degree to which the scales in all three inventories are measuring the same common traits. (Author)

This study attempts to investigate the incidence of test cheating under various situation conditions. The highest incidence of cheating occurred in groups under the combination of conditions of low probability of test success, low risk of detection, and high test importance. (Author)

A program listing, source deck, sample problem and documentation are available at cost from the author at the University of Missouri, Department of Educational Psychology, Columbia, Missouri 65201. (Author/CB)

Examines the effects of four parameters on the accuracy of test equating under a relaxed definition of test form equivalence. The four parameters studied were sample size, test form length, test form reliability, and the correlation between true scores of the test forms to be equated. (CK)

This study demonstrates how administrative variables can alter the utility of a current MMPI test. Individual administration was significantly superior to group administration and special" administration was significantly superior to routine administration. (Author/CG)

Describes the current status of national educational assessment and the types of data now available from the assessment activities. (AN) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Program Description (Historical Background).