Scores of 370 adults on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) were correlated with General Occupational Theme (GOT) scores on the Strong Interest Inventory. Simple categorical MBTI scores were related modestly to Strong GOT scores as expected; individual continuous scores did not account for more variance in GOT than in categorical scores. (SK)

Proposes a new generalization of the CL index of effect size proposed by K. McGraw and S. Wong (1992) called the "A" measure of stochastic superiority. Provides exact methods for point and interval estimation and significance tests of the A=0.5 hypothesis, as well as new generalizations of CL for the multigroup and correlated samples…

Tested the traditional assumption that the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised Picture Arrangement and Comprehension subtests are measures of social competence using scores from 136 children and adolescents. Cautions against interpreting either subtest as an indicator of social…

Challenges many of the assertions, inferences, and recommendations of the Merchant and Paulson article "State Comparisons of SAT Scores: Who's Your Test Taker?". (Contains five references.) (PKP)

The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Self-Report version (BRIEF-SR) is the first self-report measure of executive functioning for adolescents. With the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act authorization, there is a greater need for appropriate assessment of severely impaired children. Recent studies have…

As public employees, educators should expect to be held accountable for their use of public funds. Nonetheless, the various state governments and now the U.S. Department of Education have implemented high-stakes achievement testing as the nearly singular approach to accountability. While these accountability efforts vary in a number of ways,…

Recently, "Developmental Psychology" published 2 articles on the shape bias; both rejected the authors' previous proposals about the role of attentional learning in the development of a shape bias in object name learning. A. Cimpian and E. Markman (2005; see record EJ733667) did so by arguing that the shape bias does not exist but is an…

This handbook will assist principals and school testing coordinators in implementing the spring 2007 administration of the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA). Information regarding administration timeline, reporting, process, online tools and contact personnel is discussed. Contents include: (1) Scheduling; (2) Identify Primary Test…

The critical importance of understanding, selecting, and developing global management talent--management operating within internationally diverse interpersonal and situational contexts--has emerged from the increasing globalization of business and the concomitant high rates of immigration, emigration, and expatriation. With an awareness of this…

Assessing educational outcomes is a matter of great importance for everyone in a society that relies primarily on public schools to shape the next generation of citizens. Given the vital nature of this task, it is imperative that the researchers who undertake it have an informed understanding of the measures used to evaluate educational outcomes.…

Validity is a critically important issue with far-reaching implications for testing. The history of conceptualizations of validity over the past 50 years is reviewed, and 3 important areas of controversy are examined. First, the question of whether the three traditionally recognized types of validity should be integrated as a unitary entity of…

The program evaluation standards approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1994 that deal with reliability and validity accurately represent contemporary views of the psychometric community with regard to reliability and validity. As such, these standards move the field forward. The ANSI standards recognize that reliability…

Descriptive behavioral statements were written for each of the 609 items found on six career development tests in order to compare the tests in terms of their coverage of the major career development components and in terms of the specific learner behaviors included in the test outline. (Author)

CONVERSION TABLES ARE PRESENTED FOR ESTIMATING READING ACHIEVEMENT (READING GRADE LEVEL AS MEASURED BY THE CALIFORNIA ACHIEVEMENT TEST AND SCALED SCORE AS MEASURED BY THE DAVIS READING TEST) FROM THE AIRMAN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION GENERAL APTITUDE INDEX. DISTRIBUTIONS OF ESTIMATED READING GRADE ARE SHOWN FOR NON-PRIOR-SERVICE AIRMEN ENTERING THE…

Micro-counseling, based on micro-teaching principles, was used in a pre-practicum training program to teach specific objectives related to test interpretation. Based on judges' ratings, the experimental group in micro-counseling received significantly higher ratings than the control group which had conventional class presentations and discussion…