The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was administered to the total male and female population of a large state-supported college of pharmacy to assess the personality types of pharmacy students. Some implications of the findings for admission committees are suggested. (Author/LBH)

Two field programs were developed as precedents for the inclusion of psychological analysis as a creditable element in undergraduate education. Each lets students discover in a different environment more about themselves while studying academic disciplines as well. (LBH)

Students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine were surveyed using an inventory of problems and concerns relating to their personal and academic lives. The survey revealed that among chief student concerns are a lack of personal freedom, excessive academic pressures, and feelings of dehumanization. (Editor/LBH)

Evidence-centered assessment design (ECD) is an approach to constructing educational assessments in terms of evidentiary arguments. This paper provides an introduction to the basic ideas of ECD, including some of the terminology and models that have been developed to implement the approach. In particular, it presents the high-level models of …

School psychologists must abandon their traditional ties to tests. Instead, psychologists must develop consultative and training skills. To communicate more effectively with teachers, psychologists must become more knowledgeable about the learning process. In this way they will be able to recommend particular educational strategies to teachers.…

An attempt to formulate a legal framework to aid lawyers considering legal challenges to student classifications such as uneducable, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, hyperkinetic, vocational, etc. (JF)

Author suggests that through encouragement of game play, children can learn to derive more meaning from their education and their lives. (Author)

Examined the usefulness of the Psychiatric Evaluation Form (PEF) scales to quantify clinical interview data for children (N=207) who were survivors of the Buffalo Creek flood. Ratings from interviews conducted six months apart and by interviewers with different purposes were significantly correlated, suggesting the PEF scales are valid. (JAC)

The Hand Test was administered to 30 male and 10 female eighth- to tenth-grade students transferred to an alternative school for acting-out behavior. When retested 21 days later, responses were significantly consistent supporting the reliability of the Hand Test variables related to acting-out behavioral tendencies. (Author/CM)