AF27 1981! ONGRT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri KEN KRAMER, Colorado ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin MILLICENT FENWICK, New Jersey MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey EUGENE JOHNSTON, North Carolina LAWRENCE J. DENARDIS, Connecticut LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho WENDELL BAILEY, Missouri 917 à NGRF ONGRA SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin (Ex Officio) LAWRENCE J. DENARDIS, Connecticut 817 ? 817 NGRY SUBCOMMITTEE ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PAUL SIMON, Mlinois, Chairman E. THOMAS COLEMAN, Missouri JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota (Ex Officio) LAWRENCE J. DENARDIS, Connecticut WENDELL BAILEY, Missouri (Ex Officio) (II) NGRA 17 g CONTENTS Page Hearings held in Washington, D.C. on: November 4, 1981 391 807 Anrig, Gregory, president, Educational Testing Services........ Austen, Mary Ann, counsel to State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle of New Bennett, Carolyn, student, Johns Hopkins University Casteen, John T., III, dean of admissions, University of Virginia. Cooper, John, president, Association of Medical Colleges .... Galligan, Michael, graduate, Clarkstown South High School, New City, Goslin, David A., executive director, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 832 52 36 877 Education, Department of Educational Psychology, Michigan State Uni- 18 Pines, Lois, former Boston Regional Director, Federal Trade Commission .. 808 Priddy, Michael D., director of research, planning, and evaluation, Guil- ford County School System, Greensboro, N.C., accompanied by Marian Epstein, expert in test development. Rever, Dr. Philip R., director, American College Testing Service, Wash- 586 224 lege of Education, Department of Measurement and Statistics, Univer- 194 Shields, Patrick, director, East Harlem College and Career Counseling Sjogren, Cliff, director of admissions, University of Michigan. Wigdor, Alexandra, study director, Committee on Ability Testing, Nation- 838 59 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc.- American Dental Association, prepared statement of . Anrig, Gregory R., president, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, Appendix A.-Board of Trustees Policy on Public Issues.. Appendix B.-Public Interest Principles for the Design and Use of Admissions Testing Programs ... Appendix C.-ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness. Appendix D.-Summary Report on Test Disclosure_Requests, Test Item Challenges, Hand-Scoring Requests, and Test Fees Appendix E.-Members of ETS Board of Trustees, 1980–81 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc. Continued Anrig, Gregory R., president, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, “Issues of Effectiveness and Equity in the Coaching Controversy: Implications for Educational and Testing Practice," Research Page Letter to Chairman Perkins, dated December 10, 1981, enclosing requested additional information "Preparing for Tests," booklet entitled. "Score Validity Procedures," pamphlet entitled. "Side-by-Side Comparison of H.R. 1662 Provisions and Current Prac- tices of Guidance and Admissions Tests Administered by ETS," Association of American Publishers, Inc., prepared statement of... Austen, Mary Ann M., counsel to New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle, prepared statement of ...... Baer, Joe, director of guidance, South Milwaukee Senior High School, South Milwaukee, Wis., letter to Congressman Clement J. Zablocki, 1079 Casteen, John T., III., dean of admissions, University of Virginia: "On the Competencies Students Ought to Have," article entitled 215 Proposal for the National Association of College Admissions Counsel- ors Forum on College Admissions Tests...... Cooper, John, president, Association of American Medical Colleges, pre- 776 Dickinson, Earl O., D.V.M., president, the Association of American Vet- Letter to Chairman Perkins, dated July 24, 1981 Prepared statement of ........ Epstein, Marion G., senior adviser, Educational Testing Service, Prince- Attachment A, “Taking the SAT, a Guide to the Scholastic Aptitude Test and the Test of Standard Written English," article entitled..... 304 Attachment B, Standardized Testing Has Become Education's latest Scapegoat," article from the American School Board Journal Attachment C, "Developing a Test," pamphlet entitled.. Attachment D, "Questioning the Questions, the Process for Challeng- ing a Question on an ETS Test," Letter to Chairman Simon, enclosing additional information, dated Goslin, David A., executive director, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., prepared statement of .. Hanford, George H., president, the College Board: Letter to Chairman Perkins, enclosing supplemental statement, 110 Department of Psychoeducational Studies, Howard University, pre- 39 Kaplan, Stanley H., founder, Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center, Mehrens, William, professor of measurement and statistics, School of 26 108 23 Messick, Dr. Samuel, vice president and distinguished research scientist, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J.: Letter from Congressman William É. Goodling, requesting informa- Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc.- Messick, Dr. Samuel, vice president and distinguished research scientist, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J.-Continued Letter to Congressman William F. Goodling, answering additional Page questions, dated November 30, 1981...... "The Effectiveness of Coaching for the SAT: Review and Reanalysis 925 1051 D.C., letter to Chairman Simon, in response to questions concerning 822 914 Washington, D.C., letter to Chairman Perkins, dated August 20, 1981 379 Pines, Lois G., former Director, Boston Regional Office, Federal Trade Commission, prepared statement of ..... Ravitch, Diane, Division of Philosophy, the Social Sciences, and Educa- tion, Teachers College, Columbia University: "Forgetting the Questions, the Problem of Educational Reform," arti- cle from the American Scholar.. Letter to Chairman Simon, dated July 13, 1981.......... 365 The ACT Assessment, sample test booklet: 599 635 671 Robinson, Sharon, director, Instruction and Professional Development, National Education Association: “Survey of School Programs and Practices 1980,” research memo Rudley, Suanne, policy analyst, Office of Government Relations, the Na- tional PTA, Washington, D.C., letter to Buddy Blakey, enclosing pre- 915 Association, Chicago, Ill., letter to Chairman Perkins, dated August 4, 383 186 Simon, Hon. Paul, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education: Opening statement of, November 5, 1981 Sjogren, Dr. Cliff, director of admissions, University of Michigan, pre- Smith, Kathleen D., RDH, MS, president, American Dental Hygienists' Association, Washington, D.C. letter to Chairman Perkins, dated No- Solomon, Steve, co-director, the Committee for Fair and Open Testing, Testimony of .. 118 Wigdnor, Alexandra K., on behalf of the Committee on Ability Testing, |