Report on the Revision of the NASSP Secondary-School Record

The Secondary School Record and its accompanying Personality Record (published by the National Association of Secondary School Principals) had been widely used for communicating information to colleges about a student's academic record, personal characteristics, interests, activities and other achievements. In 1962, it was decided that a complete revision of the form was needed to assure better communication of information between high schools and colleges. This report discusses: (1) the basic rationale of the revision; (2) the initial studies of the old form which led to the first experimental revision; (3) local pretesting of the first revision and development of the second experimental revision; (4) review and national pretesting of the second revision; (5) development of the final specifications for the revised forms; and (6) suggestions for future research and development. The forms used in the various revisions are included in the appendices. (AF)