This document consists of the first 10 articles of volume 8 of the electronic journal "Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation" published in 2002-2003: (1) "Using Electronic Surveys: Advice from Survey Professionals" (David M. Shannon, Todd E. Johnson, Shelby Searcy, and Alan Lott); (2) "Four Assumptions of Multiple Regression That Researchers Should Always Test" (Jason W. Osbourne and Elaine Waters); (3) "Analyzing Online Discussions: Ethics, Data, and Interpretation" (Sarah K. Brem); (4) "Language Ability Assessment of Spanish-English Bilinguals Future Directions" (Ellen Stubbe Kester and Elizabeth D. Pena); (5) "Male and Female Differences in Self-report Cheating" (James A. Athanasou and Olabisi Olasehinde); (6) "Notes on the Use of Data Transformations" (Jason W. Osbourne); (7) "Linguistic Simplification: A Promising Test Accommodation for LEP Students?" (Charles W. Stansfield); (8) "Evaluating Classroom Communication: In Support of Emergent and Authentic Frameworks in Second Language Assessment" (Miguel Mantero); (9) "The Concept of Formative Assessment" (Carol Boston); and (10) "Vertical Equating for State Assessments: Issues and Solutions in Determination of Adequate Yearly Progress and School Accountability" (Robert W. Lissitz and Huynh Huynh). (SLD)