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American College Testing Program, Iowa City, IA (1996). ACT Citizenship Test. (ETS# TC019864) The ACT Citizenship Test assesses knowledge about U.S. history and government and written English. It is designed for lawful permanent residents of the United States who need to fulfill requirements in these areas to become naturalized U.S. citizens. The test, administered by the American College Testing Program, consists of: 1) answering 20 multiple-choice questions about U.S. history and government; and 2) writing two simple sentences in English from a dictation given in English. To pass the test, candidates must answer at least 12 of the 20 questions correctly. ACT will report passing scores to the Immigration and Naturalization Service to fulfill that part of the naturalization requirement. (JL) Materials: 1. Descriptive booklet 2. Registration Form 3. List of Test Centers and Test Dates Contact: American College Testing, 2201 North Dodge Street, P.O. Box 4061, Iowa City, IA 52243-4061.
Becker, Thomas E., & Randall, Donna M. (1994). Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Revised. (ETS# TC019205) Materials: 1. Article reprint. See availability source. Contact: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 54, 1, 160-67,
Brigance-Albert-H. (1981). Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Essential Skills. (ETS# TC010893) Criterion-referenced measure designed for use with special needs students in secondary programs for assessment, diagnosis, record keeping and instructional planning. Covers basic academic and applied skills relevant to functioning as citizen, consumer, worker and family member. Ten rating scales cover traits, behaviors, attitudes and skills. Subtests: Reading; Language Arts; Mathematics; Life Skills. Number of Test Items: 3887. Grade Level(s): 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: Curriculum Associates, Inc.; 5 Esquire Rd., North Billerica, MA 08162.
Doll-Ronald-C, & Wrightstone-J-Wayne. (1951). Life Adjustment Inventory. (ETS# TC003154) Designed to measure students' general adjustment to their high school curriculum as well as their need for additional experiences in specific areas of daily life. be used in curriculum evaluation and for diagnosis of curriculum maladjustments of individual students. Subtests: General feeling of adjustment to the curriculum; Reading and Study skills; Communication and listening skills; General social skills and etiquette; Boy-girl relationships; Religion, morals, and ethics; Functional citizenship; Vocational orientation and preparation; Education for physical and mental health; Education for family living; Orientation to science; Consumer education; Development of appreciation for and creativity in the arts; Education for wise use of leisure time. Number of Test Items: 180. Testing Time: 25; approx minutes. Grade Level(s): 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: Psychometric Affiliates; P.O. Box 807; Murfreesboro, TN 37133.
Education Commission of the States, Denver, Colo. (1978). Consumer Skills Items. (ETS# TC013067) This is a collection of consumer skills items for state and local education agencies to draw upon in composing consumer skills instruments. It provides items to assess seventeen-year-olds' consumer skills. The items are classified under eight major topics: behavior, contracts, economics, energy, finances, mathematics, projection, and purchases. Items classified as miscellaneous make up a ninth topic, and background questions constitute a tenth topic. There are also subtopics. For example, subtopics under behavior include advertising, decision making, and shopping, All items are assigned numbers which refer to the topic and subtopic. Most items are multiple choice. The directions for answering the exercises and two exercise examples are included, but the answer key is found in ED 163 181. Age Range: AGE 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 163 182; 239 pages).
Education Commission of the States, Denver CO. (1983). National Assessment of Educational Progress: Released Exercises: Citizenship and Social Studies. (ETS# TC013013) Contains items used in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)) which is a yearly survey of the knowledge skills and attitudes of individuals aged 9, 13, 17 and 26-35. All items are in the public domain and be used to build customized tests. Items cover skills necessary to acquire information; skills necessary to use information; communication skills; understandings of human societies; rights and global concerns; understanding of politics, economics, social changes and the judicial system in the United States. Number of Test Items: 130. Age Range: Older Adults. Grade Level(s): 5; 8; 11. Contact: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Box 2923; Princeton, NJ 08541.
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. (19??). National Assessment of Educational Progress: Released Items. Items used in previous surveys of knowledges, skills, attitudes and understandings of young Americans. Sponsored by the National Institute of Education. Constructed to aid states or other education units in building their own tests. Many are available from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) (ED186231; ED145201; ED187543; ED205588;
Gough-Harrison-G. (1970). Home Index. (ETS# TC002314) A short social status inventory encompassing four factors: social status, ownership, socio-civic involvement, and aesthetic involvement. Although it is intended for use with grade school and high school students, it be adapted for college students. Number of Test Items: 22. Testing Time: 5; approx minutes. Grade Level(s): 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection Library Rosedale and Carter Roads Princeton, NJ 08541 (609) 734-5689
Governor's Citizen Advisory Committee on Drugs, Salt Lake City, UT. (1969). Utah Drug Use Questionnaire. (ETS# TC005427) Designed to assess drug use practices in Utah secondary schools. Students complete questionnaires anonymously to obtain accurate information. Number of Test Items: 21. Grade Level(s): 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED059269; 153 pages).
Hart, S.D. Others (1995). Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV). (ETS# TC019754) The Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) is designed to screen for the possible presence of psychopathy for forensic and correctional populations. The Hare PCL:SV is a 12-item scale based on a subset of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R). The PCL-SV can be completed in under 90 minutes hours. The Hare PCL:SV is not intended to replace the Hare PCL-R. In civic settings The PCL-SV can also be used for psychiatric evaluations, personnel selection, and community studies. Cutoff scores indicate when to follow up the screener with the complete Hare PCL-R. Technical information is provided. (BAE) Materials: 1.Manual 2.Interview and Information Schedule 3.Rating form. Contact: Multi-Health Systems, 908 Niagra Falls Boulevard, North Tonawanda, NY 14120-2060.
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm. (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: Student Questionnaire, Population I. (ETS# TC013043) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language, and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economica factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This questionnaire is for Population I which consists of students aged 10 to 11 years and asks general background information. There is a questionnaire for Populations II and IV. Population II consists of students 14 to 15 years old, and Population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. Number of Test Items: 51. Age Range: AGE 10-11. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102190; 60 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: Student Questionnaire, Populations II, IV. (ETS# TC013044) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language, and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economica factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This questionnaire is for Population II students which consists of students aged 14 and 15 years and Population IV students which consists of students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. Number of Test Items: 48. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102190; 60 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: French Writing Test, Population II. (ETS# TC013063) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test is for Population II which consists of students aged 14 to 15 years. There are two parts to this test, sentence completion and composition. There are 35 items in the first part and the student has 10 minutes to complete the second section. Subtests: Sentence Completion; Composition. Age Range: AGE 14-15. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 184; 155 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: French Writing Test, Population IV. (ETS# TC013064) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This writing test is for Population IV; students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. There are two parts to the test, the first part is sentence completion with 32 items and the second is a 10 minute composition test. Subtests: Sentence Completion; Composition. Grade Level(s): 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 184; 155 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: French Speaking Test, Population I. (ETS# TC013065) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test is entirely on tape so there is no instrument; the script of the tape is shown. This test is for Population I which consists of students 10 to 11 years of age. In the first section, students listen to sentences on the tape and then repeat them. In the second section there are 10 pictures and the student is asked a question about each of the pictures and then must reply. The Fluency section does not require a tape. The students is to choose one of two pictures and to describe it in French. The description is taped. Age Range: AGE 10-11. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 184; 155 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: French Speaking Test, Populations II, IV. (ETS# TC013066) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test is for Population II, students age 14 to 15, and Population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. The test is on tape so there is no instrument; the script of the tape is shown. In the Pronunciation section, the student listens to some sentences and then repeats them. In the Structural section, the student is asked one question about each of 10 pictures and must reply to the question in French. The third section test oral reading. The student has 3 minutes to look over a passage and then is required to read it aloud. The final section of the test, Fluency, is a free-response section. In the Fluency I section the student chooses one of two pictures to describe in French; in the Fluency 2 section, there are 3 pictures from which to choose and then describe what is happening in the picture. All responses are taped. Subtests: Pronunciation; Structural Control; Oral Reading; Fluency 1; Fluency 2. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 184; 155 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English Student Questionnaires. (ETS# TC013090) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. These questionnaires survey information regarding the student and his or her study of English and the students' outside interests and activities for students in Populations II, IV. Population II consists of students aged 14 to 15 years; Population IV, those students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. Subtests: Questions About Learning English; English Student Questionnaire. Number of Test Items: 63. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 182; 24 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English as a Foreign Language, Listening, Population II. (ETS# TC013091) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test is in 3 sections: discrimination of sounds, listening comprehension, and dictation. In the first section students are given pictures and are asked to listen to three words and pick the one corresponding to the pictures. The second section is meant to discover whether the students understand what they hear. They listen to a tape asking questions and the students are to choose the corresponding sentence in their native language. In the dictation section, a short piece of prose is read and the students are to write it as they have heard it. This test is for Population II which consists of students aged 14 to 15 years. Number of Test Items: 24. Age Range: AGE 14-15. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 181; 123 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English as a Foreign Language, Listening, Population IV. (ETS# TC013092) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. Population IV consists of students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. The test is in 4 parts and the students listen to the questions on a tape recorder and mark their answer on an answer sheet. The first section is discrimination of sounds and the students listen to three words on the tape and mark the picture which corresponds to the words. Section II is recognition of meaning though intonation. In this section a question is asked in the students' native language and they determine the answer to the question by listening to the way the voice rises and falls in the three sentences. In section III, listening comprehension, the students listen to a sentence or short paragraph and select from their book the one they heard. The last section is listening comprehension (conversation) in which the students listen to a conversation and then answer a question. Number of Test Items: 36. Age Range: AGE 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 181; 123 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English as a Foreign Language, Reading, Population II. (ETS# TC013093) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test is for Population II which consists of students aged 14 to 15 years old. The test consists of 6 sections: recognition of antonyms, sound correspondences, recognition of structural features, vocabulary-recognition, reading comprehension (short sentences), and reading comprehension (continuous passages). Number of Test Items: 60. Age Range: AGE 14-15. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 181; 123 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English as a Foreign Language, Reading, Population IV. (ETS# TC013094) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test is for Population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. The test is divided into sections which are recognition of word stress, collocations, recognition of grammatical structures, reading comprehension (short sentences), reading comprehension (continuous passages). Number of Test Items: 60. Grade Level(s): 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 181; 123 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English as a Foreign Language, Writing, Populations II, IV. (ETS# TC013095) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. Population II consists of students aged 14 to 15 years and Population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. This test is divided into 4 sections. The first two sections are sentence completion requiring one word, the third section requires the students to rearrange three words or phrases to complete the sentence and the last section is composition. The student must use 12 words which are given and write no more than 200 words. Number of Test Items: 31. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 181; 123 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: English as a Foreign Language, Speaking, Populations II, IV. (ETS# TC013096) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. Population II consists of students aged 14 to 15 years and Population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. This test is divided into sections on speaking, oral reading, and fluency. The students are asked questions and answer them on tape recorders. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 181; 123 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: General Student Questionnaire, Population I. (ETS# TC013099) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This questionnaire is for Population I which consists of students aged 10 to 11 years and asks general background information. There is a questionnaire for Populations II and IV. Information concerning these questionnaires can be found in ED 084 503. Number of Test Items: 46. Age Range: AGE 10-11. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 178; 56 pages).

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International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: General Student Questionnaire, Populations II and IV. (ETS# TC013100) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This questionnaire is for Populations II and IV which consist of students aged 14-15 years old and those students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training and asks general background information. Information concerning these questionnaires can be found in ED 084 503. Number of Test Items: 84. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 178; 56 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: General Attitude and Descriptive Scale, Population I. (ETS# TC013101) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This questionnaire is for Population I students, aged 10 to 11. It surveys what students think about themselves and their schools. Information concerning this questionnaire can be found in ED 084 503. Number of Test Items: 36. Age Range: AGE 10-11. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 178; 56 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: General Attitude and Descriptive Scale, Populations II, IV. (ETS# TC013102) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This questionnaire is for Populations II and IV surveying what students think about themselves and the schools they attend. Population II consists of students aged 14-15 years, and Population IV, students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. Information concerning this questionnaire can be found in ED 084 503. Number of Test Items: 36. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 178; 56 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: Word Knowledge Test, Population I. (ETS# TC013103) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test measures word knowledge for student population I. Population I consists of students aged 10 to 11 years old. The items contain two words and the student is to decide whether they are alike or opposite in meaning. Number of Test Items: 40. Testing Time: 10 minutes. Age Range: AGE 10-11. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 177; 17 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: Word Knowledge Test, Population II. (ETS# TC013104) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test measures word knowledge for the student population II; students aged 14-15. Word pairs are listed and the student marks whether the pairs are more alike or more opposite. Number of Test Items: 40. Testing Time: 10 minutes. Age Range: AGE 14-15. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 177; 17 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: Word Knowledge Test, Population IV. (ETS# TC013105) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. This test measures word knowledge for the student population IV: students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. Word pairs are listed and the student must decide whether the words are more alike or more opposite. Number of Test Items: 40. Grade Level(s): 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 177; 17 pages).
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Stockholm (Sweden). (1975). IEA Six-Subject Survey Instruments: Literature Student Questionnaires, Populations II, IV. (ETS# TC013106) In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: science, reading comprehension, literature, English as a foreign language, French as a foreign language and civic education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in order to relate student achievement and attitudes to instructional, social, and economic factors, and from the results to establish generalizations of value to policy makers worldwide. These instruments are a student literature questionnaire and a literature attitude scale for student populations II and IV. These two measures survey information about the study and his/her study of literature including background, study time and habits, and what part books, films, etc. play in the lives of these students. Population II consists of students aged 14 to 15 years; population IV, those students enrolled in the final year of pre-university training. The answer keys can be found in ED 085 709. Subtests: Literature; Section R. Number of Test Items: 55. Age Range: AGE 14-15, 17, Adults. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 102 176; 23 pages).
Martin-Cecil. (1974). Project PRIMES (Progress Research in Meeting Elementary Standards) Social Studies Evaluation Instrument Ohio Elementary Schools,. (ETS# TC012911) The Project PRIMES (Progress Research in Meeting Elementary Standards) system examines elementary schools in light of minimum standards set by the Ohio State Department of Education. This evaluation instrument is divided into 5 sections: 1) teacher strengths and weaknesses, 2) principal's strengths and weaknesses, 3) instructional components, 4) facilities, and 5) citizenship. Questions pertain to elementary school social studies curriculum and instruction. Number of Test Items: 39. Grade Level(s): K; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 110 473; 12 pages).NAEP (1970). (ETS# TC011269) Contact: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Publication Order Services, Box 2923; Princeton, NJ 08541.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. (1977). Multiple-Choice Cloze Exercises: Citizen Domain, Newspapers, Revised 1977. (ETS# TC012358) The "Test Development Notebook" is a resource designed for the preparation of tests of literal comprehension of students in grades 1 through 12. There are a total of 1725 multiple choice closure exercises in the collection. The exercises have a common multiple choice cloze format; they use passages from domains or types of materials that students read, and the passages are graded by difficulty levels. The Multiple Choice Cloze Exercises: Handbook is available from EDRS; P.O. Box 190, Arlington, VA 22210 (ED 226 028). This instrument consists of 120 items grouped in twenty levels of difficulty. Items were taken from front page stories, feature stories, and editorials of newspapers. Subtests: Front Page Stories; Feature Stories; Editorials. Number of Test Items: 120. Grade Level(s): 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 226 034; 137 pages).
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Research. (1977). Multiple-Choice Cloze Exercises: Citizen Domain, News Magazines, Revised 1977. (ETS# TC012359) The "Test Development Notebook" is a resource designed for the preparation of tests of literal comprehension of students in grades 1 through 12. There are a total of 1725 multiple choice closure exercises in the collection. The exercises have a common multiple choice cloze format; they use passages from domains or types of materials that students read, and the passages are graded by difficulty levels. The Multiple Choice Cloze Exercises: Handbook is available from EDRS; P.O. Box 190, Arlington, VA 22210 (ED 226 028). This instrument consists of 120 items grouped into sixteen levels of difficulty. The items were drawn from news magazines. Subtests: Editorials/Reviews; Feature Stories; National News; International News. Number of Test Items: 120. Grade Level(s): 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 226 035; 136 pages).
Percival-Bob. (1980). Basic Living Skills Scale. (ETS# TC011926) Developed to determine the skills level of seven necessary behavior areas in everyday living. Designed as a crtierion-referenced measure to determine the level of skills needed for productive living. Subtests: Self Concept; Interpersonal Relations; Responsibility; Decision Making; Study Skills; Citizenship; Career Planning. Number of Test Items: 50. Testing Time: 20; approx minutes. Grade Level(s): 3; 4; 5; 6. Contact: Dallas Educational Services; P.O. Box 831254; Richardson, TX 75083-1254.
Percival-Bob. (1982). Self Concept Scale, Secondary Level. (ETS# TC011927) Developed to determine the level of students' self concept based on the measurement of five skills necessary for productive living. Designed to be used as a criterion-referenced measure. Subtests: Decision Making; Interpersonal Relations; Responsibility; Citizenship; Career Planning. Number of Test Items: 50. Testing Time: 20; approx minutes. Grade Level(s): 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: Dallas Educational Services; P.O. Box 831254; Richardson, TX 75083-1254.
Rocha-Singh, Indra A. (1994). Graduate Stress Inventory, Revised. (ETS# TC019382) The Graduate Stress Inventory-Revised (GSI-R) was designed to measure the degree to which graduate students perceive situations particular to the graduate school experience to be stressful. It is a 21-item, self-report instrument which measures how individuals perceive their academic responsibilities, the university environment, and familial and financial responsibilities. These three areas make up subsets titled Academic Stress; Environmental Stress; and Family/Monetary Stress. This revised instrument differs from the original in that four items which did not correlate highly to other items have been dropped. The instrument be used to assist university counselors in the identification of problem areas in students' lives that contribute to maladjustment or unhealthy stress. Differences based on gender, ethnicity, marital status, academic status, country of citizenship, area of specialization, parents' educational attainment, and financial situation be studied. Technical data are included. (KM) Materials: 1. Article reprint. See availability source. Contact: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 0013-1644, 54, 3, 714-27,
Salem Public Schools, Oreg. (1979). Community Schools Questionnaires. (ETS# TC012637) The questionnaires were developed for use in the Salem Oregon Community Schools. They involve the following components: (1) integration of community resources into the required school curriculum (completed by teachers), (2) extended use of school facilities (completed by coordinators and school staff), (3) enrichment program for youth (elementary and secondary school students), (4) enrichment program for adults (community), (5) coordination and cooperation with other agencies, and (6) citizen involvement (community and community school advisory council). The questionnaires were developed as part of a study, "Evaluation: The Key to Program Effectiveness." An alternate source is Salem Public Schools, Community Relations Department, P.O. Box 12024, Salem, OR 97309. Age Range: Adults. Grade Level(s): K; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 183 592; 47 pages).
Schell-Robert-L. (1976). Assessment of Law-Related Competencies. (ETS# TC008965) Designed to measure cognitive knowledge of law-related concepts in political science and government. Student's political attitudes in relation to legal system are also assessed. Three forms are available. Primary level is for use in Grades K-4. It consists of 75 items to be completed in 60 minutes. The intermediate level is for use in Grades 5-8. It consists of 66 items to be completed in 45 minutes. The secondary level is for use in Grades 9-12. It consists of 100 items to be completed in 45 minutes. Subtests: Groups Establish Certain Acceptable Behavior; Groups Differentiate Between Acceptable and Unacceptable Behavior; Groups React in Varied Ways to Acceptable and Unacceptable Behavior. Testing Time: 60; approx minutes. Grade Level(s): K; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 142561; 81p.).
Singh-Balwant, & Gearhart-E-B. (1980). Test on Responsibility for Middle School Students. (ETS# TC011341) Designed for the Responsibility Unit of the Law in a Free Society. Materials published by the California Bar Association. Number of Test Items: 50. Grade Level(s): 7; 8; 9. Contact: EDRS; 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110; Springfield, VA 22153-2852 (ED 206 711; 17 pages).
Smith, C. Ann, & Others (1983). Organizational Citizenship Behavior. (ETS# TC019202) Materials: 1. article reprint. See availability source. Contact: Journal of Applied Psychology;, 68, 4, 653-63, 1983Steck-Vaughn Company, Austin, TX. (1983). Report to Parents, Forms 7241-7245. (ETS# TC012518) Six-week, nine-week and quarterly report forms for parents. Space is provided for attendance record and citizenship grade. Grade Level(s): 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8. Contact: Steck-Vaughn Company; 807 Brazos, P.O. Box 2028; Austin, TX 78768.
Thomas-Dorothy-M, & Remmers-H-H. (1960). Scale For Measuring Attitudes Toward Any Proposed Social Action. (ETS# TC002776) Part of the Purdue Attitude Scales, formerly called Generalized Attitude Scales. Measures the subject's attitude toward certain, specified social actions as chosen by the test administrator. The subject is asked to agree or disagree with various statements as they would apply to the proposed social actions. Comes in form A and form B. Untimed. Used with subjects from junior high level to adults. Number of Test Items: 85. Testing Time: 10; approx minutes. Age Range: AGE 12-17, Adults. Contact: Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection Library Rosedale and Carter Roads Princeton, NJ 08541 (609) 734-5689
Trenfield-William. (1965). Interest of Students in Participation in Adult Civil Activities. (ETS# TC010597) Likert-type scale to assess the degree of high school students' interest in participating in adult civic activities. Number of Test Items: 30. Grade Level(s): 10; 11; 12. Contact: William Trenfield, Department of Secondary Education; Ball STate University, Muncie, IN 47306.
York, University of the State of New (1958). New York State Junior High School Survey Test in Citizenship Education. (ETS# TC001154) Materials: 1. Test, Form A 2. Answer Sheet, Form A 3. Scoring Stencil, Form A 4. Class Record Sheet 5. Manual of Directions, Forms A and B Contact: The University of the State of New York; The State Education Department, Bureau of Examinations and Testing, Albany.