A study of student reading skills was conducted using two seventh grade classes grouped homogeneously according to ability. The groups were retested one year later. The group using Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) increased reading comprehension by 1.06 points; non-ISCS, .80 point, representing a two-month difference between groups.…

Author's concept of accountability goes beyond popular method of relating money to output. Accountability should have a frame of reference as to what happens to students. Directions for science teachers are given to develop measurable output based on this notion of accountability. (PS)

Reviews different types of tests that a science teacher may use. Selection of a particular test depends on various predetermined achievement criteria. Some useful hints are given for teachers for constructing their own tests. (PS)

Nonreactive measures for testing students' achievement comprised of questions that ask students to apply procedures, concepts, and facts to real situations. An attempt was made to use such questions in junior high school science classes. These tests provided more diagnostic information than was usually available from normal classroom tests. (PS)