This article gives an overview of new developments within the domain o
f educational measurement and testing between 1988 and 1993. These dev
elopments concern the dynamic measurement of learning capability, crit
erion-referenced measurement in intelligent tutoring systems, and grad
ing models, as well as the diagnosis of high ability and partial disab
ilities. The author is skeptical as far as the acceptance of new devel
opments in educational-psychological practice is concerned.