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... consisting merely of an item or two , could be used successfully in differentiating individuals . But this conception could not long endure the trial of experiment . Thus there arose the procedure of combining non - verbal tests into ...
... consisting merely of an item or two , could be used successfully in differentiating individuals . But this conception could not long endure the trial of experiment . Thus there arose the procedure of combining non - verbal tests into ...
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... consisting of six exer- cises ; this test has been standardized upon the results of testing school children . The Thorndike Non - language Test , comprised of eight tests , has been applied to school children , to feeble- minded ...
... consisting of six exer- cises ; this test has been standardized upon the results of testing school children . The Thorndike Non - language Test , comprised of eight tests , has been applied to school children , to feeble- minded ...
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... consisting of fourteen tests . As the title of the scale implies , it is one that is administered to one subject at a time . The admin- istration of the tests is completely independent of the use of language . All instructions are given ...
... consisting of fourteen tests . As the title of the scale implies , it is one that is administered to one subject at a time . The admin- istration of the tests is completely independent of the use of language . All instructions are given ...
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... consists of a four - bar xylophone . Four hollow metal cylinders are sus- pended at equal intervals in a wooden framework . Three boards are used in constructing this framework : a bottom board and two side pieces . The boards are 1/2 ...
... consists of a four - bar xylophone . Four hollow metal cylinders are sus- pended at equal intervals in a wooden framework . Three boards are used in constructing this framework : a bottom board and two side pieces . The boards are 1/2 ...
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... consists in striking successively the bars 1 and 2 at an interval of 1⁄2 second . This 2 - second interval between strokes should be kept as constant as possible for the members of each series in the test . The force of the blow upon ...
... consists in striking successively the bars 1 and 2 at an interval of 1⁄2 second . This 2 - second interval between strokes should be kept as constant as possible for the members of each series in the test . The force of the blow upon ...
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abacus apparatus arrangement of cube-piles ASSOCIATION TEST Block Construction bottom cube compartment consists correct correctly correlation coefficients counter box criterion demonstration board demonstration cube designs edge eight tests four fourteen tests gesture of command given hand individual performance tests item P1 ject large number long scale loose blocks manner Method of Recording multiple correlation nods his head non-verbal tests number of cubes obtained pair pantomime instructions partial correlation pegs performance scale Picture Analysis pile pointer position practice items present Princeton group Princeton Tests PRINCETON UNIVERSITY procedure quantitative Recording Performance red faces red step reference board scoring screen Series Reversed Test shown in Plate solution box spot pattern test sub-items subject fails successes tachistoscope task test is discontinued test items Test Material Test Problem tester places tester points Thorndike three cubes tion top cube total correlation tree and leaf verbal instructions Vineland group xylophone ΙΟ
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Page 165 - Indeed a case could well be made out for the thesis that the theoretical objections sometimes brought against mental measurement really hold in the last resort against all measurement, and prove too much: and that the real difference between mental measurement and physical measurement is simply that mental phenomena, being practically more difficult to handle, force on our notice the epistemological difficulties inherent in all measurement, whereas in physical measurement familiarity has bred contempt.
Page 188 - ... Vineland. Norms are not yet established. Validity: r=.26 (for successes) on Princeton group. Criterion was the higher score on either the Thorndike or the Princeton college entrance intelligence tests. r = .19 for the feeble-minded men, criterion being the Stanford-Binet mental age. (p. 184) Discussion: "It should be emphasized that no attempt has been made in the present study to conjecture what mental processes are involved in the performance of the various tests. . . .The Series Forward, Series...
Page 166 - In fact, however, nobody has ever made an inventory of tasks, determined the correlation of each with intellect, selected an adequate battery of them, and found the proper weight to attach to each of these.
Page 118 - ... this test. A set comprises four blocks of pictures, four pictures to a block. Analogies board, upon which are mounted two boards, or platforms, whose edges are parallel with the length of the board. Four glass markers. (For details, see Squires '26, p. 116 ff.) Problem: Given four blocks of a picture, to work out analogies between the pictures, under the condition that only one picture from each block may enter into any one analogy. Individual test: Three practice analogies; five sets of test...
Page 74 - ... University. Material: Three pairs of pictures glued to one-inch cubes, one pair to a cube. Demonstration board, 9 x 2 x J/4 inches, on which are three cubes mounted on pivots, etc. (For details, see Squires '26, p. 28...
Page 4 - In his introduction the author states that "the present research has endeavoured to assist in the important problem of devising a scale of performance tests that will be applicable to an individual regardless of his language equipment or of his cultural background.
Page 4 - ... represented by the pictures. If a scale is to have application in widely scattered regions of the earth and if results are to be strictly comparable, it must not involve special cultural factors, instances of which have been given above.
Page 139 - ... Psychological Laboratory, Princeton University. Materials: Drawings, which depict the right and left hands in various positions, are glued to the face of blank cards; two cardboard boxes. (Squires, '26, p. 132f) Problem: Given a series of pictures showing the right and left hands, in various positions, to sort all right hands into one box and all left hands into another. Individual test: Seven practice items and thirty test items. This test is adaptable to group testing. Directions : Pantomime....
Page 125 - B there are thus two patterns consisting of seven, one of eight, one of nine, and one of ten spots.