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8. Perspectives On The Future Of Neuropsychological Assessment, Raymond S. Dean

The Future of Testing

PERSPECTIVES ON THE FUTURE OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

The relationship between human behavior and the functioning of the brain has intrigued scholars for centuries. Although the antecedents are clear, our present knowledge of the relationship between observable behavior and the physiology of the central nervous system owes more to the research vigor of the past 40 years than any other time in history . Of continuing interest to psychologists and other neuroscientists has been evidence of the correspondence between the functioning of the brain and cognitive, sensorimotor and affective dimensions of behavior. With such knowledge as a foundation has come the …

5. Minimum Competency Testing: Status And Potential, Ronald A. Berk

The Future of Testing

INTRODUCTION

Competency becomes an issue when one seemingly encounters incompetence and its consequences. For example, suppose an automobile is taken to a dealer for brake repair. Once the repair has presumably been completed, the owner drives the car to the first intersection, one block from the dealer, and the brake light in the dashboard appears. This owner would probably begin to question the competence of the attending mechanic. As consumers, employers, or even students, we witness countless other examples of probable incompetence.

It is this questioning of competence that provided the impetus for the minimum competency testing movement in this …

The Future Of Testing: Complete Work, James V. Mitchell Jr., Barbara S. Plake, Joseph C. Witt

The Future of Testing

The Future of Testing: Complete Work (320 pages)

Digital Edition Copyright 2012 Buros Center for Testing

This book may not be downloaded, saved, and printed by an individual for their own use. No part of this book may be re-published, re-posted, or redistributed without written permission of the holder of copyright.

Copyright © 1986 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform , retrieval system, or any other means , without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. , Publishers 365 Broadway …

Ec86-416 Depression : The Common Cold Of Mental Health, Leon H. Rottmann

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 86-416: Depression: the common cold of mental health. According to this circular taking the viewpoint that depression is a part of living puts the problem in perspective. It gets away from foolish notions that depression is automatically a sign of personal weakness or mental illness.

Cross‑Cultural Research On Kohlberg's Stages: The Basis For Consensus, Carolyn P. Edwards

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Kohlberg’s stage theory has been met by many theoretical statements attempting to refute aspects of his conclusions or claims about cultural universality. Equally of importance, the theoretical controversy has stimulated much empirical research intended to test the cross-cultural claims. This chapter reviews the status and current progress of comparative studies of moral judgment and addresses the following three questions: Is the dilemma interview method a valid way of eliciting the moral judgments of people in other cultures? Is the standard scoring system appropriate and valid for cross-cultural use? Is cognitive-developmental theory useful for understanding psychological development in comparative cultural perspective? …

Pod Network Membership Directory, September 1986

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

No abstract provided.

Program Information Package

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

The POD Network's Eleventh National Conference

Registration and Reservation Information

1986 POD Conference Preliminary Program

Program: Welcome, Some Notes, A Conference Planning Guide, Schedule

Ec86-417 Promoting Breastfeeding, Katharine P. Riddle

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 86-417 is about the promotion of breastfeeding.

The Future Of Testing: Title Pages, Contents, Preface, Acknowledgments, Dedication, James V. Mitchell Jr., Barbara S. Plake, Joseph C. Witt

The Future of Testing

Contents

Preface

1. Prediction of the Future From the Present: An Introduction
Barbara S. Plake and Joseph C. Witt
Overview of the Chapters
Concluding Comments
References

PART I: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DIRECTIONS

2. Testing Old, Testing New: Schoolboy Psychology and the Allocation of Intellectual Resources
Gene V Glass
Bringing Measurement Back to Psychology: Toward a Solution
References

3. Computer Technology in Testing
Gale H. Raid
Computer Technology in Testing
Current Status of Computer Technology in Testing Future Directions in the Applications of Computers in Testing
Summary
References

PART II: EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL DIRECTIONS

4. Future Directions for Educational Achievement and …

The Future Of Testing: Subject Index

The Future of Testing

The Future of Testing: Subject Index (6 pages)

A

Abilities assessment of, 158- 167

Academic skills, 101 , 102

Achievement testing, 3, 73- 89

Actuarial assessment , 194- 195

Adaptive testing, 37- 39, 83 , 84
and criterion referenced tests , 38

Albermarle Paper Company v. Moody, 132

American College Test (ACT), 76, 86

American Educational Research Association (AERA) , 100

American Psychological Association (APA), 100

Anderson v. Banks, 11 7, 128

Aptitude testing, 3, 73- 89

Aptitude-treatment interaction , 14

Armstead et 01. v. Stark ville Mississippi municipal separate school district, 118

...

W

Wade v. Mississippi Cooperative Extension …

Kansas Through The Eyes Of Kansans Preferences For Commonly Viewed Landscapes, Roxane Fridirci, Stephen E. White

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Kansas does not spring to most minds as possessing unique or picturesque landscapes. A study by the Ozark Regional Commission to help promote tourism in Kansas found that the state is generally perceived to be devoid of scenery and things to do. l Drab was a word used by several respondents. Some held outright negative images of Kansas; others had no image at all and no desire to visit the state.

Kansas inspires in outsiders a certain amount of respect for its mercurial weather, bumper grain harvests, and natural gas and oil deposits, but it has no spectacular mountains with …

The Dust Bowl Historical Image, Psychological Anchor, And Ecological Taboo, William E. Riebsame

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

T he Dust Bowl is an enduring image in the collective consciousness of Americans. Experience and intuition suggest that a few historical events and eras, and their symbols, endure as important cultural memories or benchmarks. The concept of collective cultural myths or symbols is difficult to define or even to examine. Nevertheless, there is compelling prima facie evidence that the American Dust Bowl is a powerful historical symbol; perhaps not one with the power of Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier, but certainly one that focuses attention whenever issues of Great Plains culture and agriculture arise.

In the light of the stringent …

The Big Rock Candy Mountain The Consequences Of A Delusory American Dream, Kenneth C. Mason

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Wallace Stegner's great, obsessive theme, evidenced in all of his novels, from the first, Remembering Laughter (1938), to the latest, Recapitulation (1979), is the hard, painful process by which solid, culture-engendering and -preserving values are achieved. The portrayal of intrafamilial conflicts and tensions, extending across generations, has been the means by which Stegner has most successfully demonstrated this process of acquiring civilization-building values. Stegner has left the depiction of the alienation and angst of the modern antihero to others. The family is what truly inspires him, stimulating him to give sensate fictional body to his ideas. Critics have recognized this …

Index

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Index 315-321 (6 pages)

Pattern Jury Instructions: The Application Of Social Science Research, Harvey S. Perlman

Nebraska Law Review

This article reviews some of the studies relating to jury decision making and the drafting of jury instructions. It then describes in greater detail some of the decisions made in the process of drafting instructions for Alaska and the federal system. The article concludes with observations regarding the role of the jury and the theoretical and practical problems of attempting to implement the research of social scientists in the real world.

I. Introduction

II. Social Sciences and Jury Instructions ... A. Kalven and Zeisel—The American Jury ... B. History of Jury Instructions ... C. Social Science Investigations

III. Alaska Civil …

Informed Consent: The Law's Uneasy Compromise With Ethical Theory, Alan J. Weisbard

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. The Law and Its Development ... A. The Common Law Context ... B. Characteristics of Informed Consent Cases ... C. The Centrality of Disclosure of Risks ... D. The Law's Technical Requirements

III. Possibilities for Reform

Medical Malpractice In The Birthplace: Resolving The Physician-Patient Conflict Through Informed Consent, Standard Of Care, And Assumption Of Risk, Tracy Dobson

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction—Obstetrics under Attack

II. Background—The Development and Scope of the Problem

III. Analysis ... A. The Physicians' Standard of Care ... 1. The Current Locality and Specialist Rules ... 2. A Proposed Solution—The Widest Possible Community ... 3. A Proposed Solution—Diminish Physician Control over Standard of Care ... B. Informed Consent ... 1. History of the Law ... a. Exceptions to the Rule ... b. Physicians' View of the Rule ... 2. Informed Consent in Obstetrics ... 3. Greater Assumption of Risk ... 4. Right to Refuse Treatment ... a. The General Rule ... b. Refusal of Treatment in …

Reflections Of A Practitioner: Ten Years Of Professional And Organizational Development, William H. Bergquist

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Setting the Stage

Theme One: Conformity vs. Innovation

Theme Two: Role of the "Enemy"

Theme Three: Interdependence vs. Autonomy

Theme Four: Dreams and Reality

Concluding Comments

References

Notes

A Survey Of Faculty Development Practices, Glenn Erickson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The POD Network decided to conduct a survey of faculty development practices for several reasons. First, many people believed that the "faculty development movement" was a casualty of tight budgets and an inevitable loss of faith in yesterday's strategies; some of us had our doubts. Also, we were curious about just what kinds of services were being offered by whom in our colleges and universities and whether things had changed dramatically in the years since Centra's survey (Centra, 1976). Finally, we had never had a decent mailing list of "development" practitioners, yet we claimed to be committed to putting such …

Instructional Developers And Instructors As Collaborators In The Oral Presentation Assignment, Robert L. Flagler, John E. Hamlin, Ann Z. Russell

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Goal Setting

Topic Selection

Collecting Research

Grading

Audience

Student Presenter

Speaking Tips

Conclusion

Appendix

Social Commitment: A Vision For Higher Education, Sheryl Riechmann Hruska

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Social Context

Higher Education and a Social Purpose

The How and Why of Education

Importance of Context

Social Consciousness

The Hidden Curriculum

Implications for Action

Faculty Development Facilitators

Administrators

Conclusion

References

Notes

Getting Development Underway Through Faculty Involvement, Dean Hustuft

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Committee Input

Publicizing the Event

Learning Awareness Day

Additional Activities

Final Observations

Coping With Resistance To Faculty Development, Jim L. Turner, Robert Boice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Suggestion of a Model for Conceptualizing Resistance

Examples of Resistance to Faculty Development

Coping with Resistance

What Resistance Says About Needed Interventions

How to Cope with the Aversive Properties of Resistance

What Resistance Can Tell You About Yourself

Discussion

References

Notes

When Funds Won't Stretch: Faculty And Organizational Development Projects For Miniscule Budgets, Susanne W. Whitcomb

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A. How can we provide an intellectually stimulating environment for the faculty when we can't afford to bring in big-name speakers?

B. How can department faculty provide their own feedback and inservice training without a formally designated development person?

C. How can department funds be conserved and effectively utilized?

D. How can we get input for the continuous revitalization of curriculum and also meet the community's needs for our graduates as "state of the art" professionals?

E. What are ways in which a University on a miniscule budget can facilitate faculty and staff development?

F. How can we encourage a …

Table Of Contents

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

THE DUST BOWL: AN INTRODUCTION (John Braeman)

WHO WAS "FOREST MAN?" SOURCES OF MIGRATION TO THE PLAINS (John C. Hudson)

THE FUTURE OF THE GREAT PLAINS RE-VISITED (Gilbert F. White)

FEDERAL LAND RECLAMATION IN THE DUST BOWL (R. Douglas Hurt)

THE DIRTY THIRTIES: A STUDY IN AGRICULTURAL CAPITALISM (Donald Worster)

DUST BOWL HISTORIOGRAPHY (Harry C. McDean)

THE DUST BOWL: HISTORICAL IMAGE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ANCHOR, AND ECOLOGICAL TABOO (William E. Riebsame)

BOOK REVIEWS

Struggle and Hope: The Hungarian-Canadian Experience

NOTES & NEWS

Drought Mitigation In Australia Reducing The Losses But Not Removing The Hazard, R. L. Heathcote

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

In Australia technology has reduced but not eliminated the impact of drought and seems set to do the same for the foreseeable CO2-induced climate change. To document this claim, I wish here to consider first a brief history of drought in Australia-pointing up some parallels and contrasts with the North American experience; second, to outline the various strategies (technological and nontechnological) that have been adopted to try to mitigate drought; third, to review the current thinking on the effect of increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 on the Australian climate and their releva9ce to agricultural and pastoral activities through possible modification …

Effective Ideation In Written Text: A Functional Approach To Clarity And Exigence, Barbara Couture

Department of English: Faculty Publications

As scholars and writers, we no doubt have more than once uttered 'I tried to write that piece today, but I didn't have any good ideas.' And oddly enough that lament often follows tireless sessions when we have generated lots and lots of ideas on paper, but none we regard as 'good.' Though the problem of distinguishing a 'good' idea in writing has plagued generations of writers and many more readers, scholars have not yet produced a FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION of the written communication of a valued idea.

In my view, a functional description of effective ideation in written text should …

Bridging Epistemologies And Methodologies: Research In Written Language Function, Barbara Couture

Department of English: Faculty Publications

This book is about written language functions and about written language research. The essays here are united in their investigation of language as social action-an approach to textual study that crosses traditional boundaries of discipline and method to uncover what written language is, how it works, how it affects readers, and what it demands of authors.

The functional approaches to written text presented here are most closely related to the work of scholars from the so-called London School of Linguistics as reinterpreted in the systemic linguistics of Michael Halliday and his followers. The London School challenged investigations of language in …

G86-772 Using Options To Follow A Rising Market, Lynn H. Lutgen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This is number five in a series of six NebGuides on Agricultural Options. It discusses how to use the options market effectively to protect us from our own emotions.

An interesting aspect of marketing is psychological. Many people make a mental decision to market grain when a specific price is reached. However, when the market begins to trend upward and hits that imaginary price level, the farmer previously facing low prices is 1) optimistic for even higher prices, and 2) wants to obtain the highest possible price to offset losses incurred during low prices. What generally happens is 1) no …

Another Style Of Competence: The Caregiving Child, Carolyn P. Edwards

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

This chapter discusses child and sibling caregiving as an opportunity for the learning of nurturance and responsibility. The argument is based on case examples from ethnographic material, that children in multiage dyads or groupings negotiate constantly with one another and thereby reveal their reasoning about rational and conventional moral rules. The observational material is drawn from the work of Carol R. Ember (1970, 1973) who studied children in a Luo community of about 250 people in the South Nyanza district of Kenya. This community, referred to as Oyugis (actually the name of the market town 2.5 miles away, is one …