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Page 35 - Since the frequency of the various grades of intelligence decreases gradually and at no point abruptly on each side of the median, it is evident that there is no definite dividing line between normality and feeble-mindedness, or between normality and genius. Psychologically, the mentally defective child does not belong to a distinct type, nor does the genius. There is no line of demarcation between either of these extremes and the so-called " normal
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Page 23 - BUCKINGHAM, BR Research for Teachers. Silver, Burdett & Company, New York, 1926. GILLILAND, AR, and JORDAN, RH Educational Measurements and the Classroom Teacher.
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Page 74 - ... make it bigger? 4. What was the Fugitive Slave Law and what were its results? 5. Explain the personal-liberty laws and the "Underground Railway." 6. What effect upon the slavery question had "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? NEW-TYPE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS I. True-False Questions. Place a plus sign before those statements that are true and a minus sign before those that are false. Write nothing before those items of which you are uncertain. 1. Texas entered the Union as a free state. 2. The condition under...
Page 32 - Since it was the first of the published group tests of intelligence it has served can get about the same score in a test that the average person of that age does. Since mental ages differ somewhat according to the test used, the name of the test should always be recorded with the score; that is, "a Stanford-Binet MA of n yr. 3 mo.," or "an Otis Self-Administering Test MA of 10 yr. 4 mo.,
Page 94 - GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR SCORING NEW-TYPE EXAMINATIONS 1. It is best to get into the habit of employing a uniform method of scoring. For instance, always leave correct items unmarked or, if you prefer, always mark correct items with a plus. Mark with a minus items attempted and wrong. Mark with a zero items omitted or answered in a manner contrary to the directions, as when both the words "True" and "False" are underlined, or in a single-choice question when two items are underlined instead of one.
Page 84 - ... 3. Saving of Energy for Teacher and Student. Since writing is eliminated, the teacher has much less to do in correcting the papers. This is a great saving to her eyes and patience in not having to read a lot of scribbling, as well as a saving of time. In a history test irrelevant things such as spelling, writing, composition, etc. are ruled out, and just "knowledge of an ability to think in " the subject matter of history is considered.
Page 84 - the subject matter of history is considered. Answers must be brief and to the point. Bluffing is eliminated; mere guessing is penalized. Moreover, in nearly every instance when students have been allowed to indicate a preference, they have chosen the newtype examination because they find it more interesting and stimulating than the essay type.