Introduction to the use of standard tests : a brief manual in the use of tests of both ability and achievement in the school subjects /
The standardized measurement movement is comparatively new; in fact, the most important developments have come during the past few years. Particularly did the extensive psychological work done in the Army during 1917 and 1918 give a new impetus to the movement, and establish new methods in testing....
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| Language: | English |
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Yonkers-on-Hudson, N.Y. :
World Book Company,
1922.
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| Summary: | The standardized measurement movement is comparatively new; in fact, the most important developments have come during the past few years. Particularly did the extensive psychological work done in the Army during 1917 and 1918 give a new impetus to the movement, and establish new methods in testing. As a result of the Army work, and of continued trial of tests in the schools, it may be said that the usefulness of the test method is now an established fact. And tests are being used to an extraordinary extent, both in the public schools and in the selection of employees by business houses. A large number of excellent tests are now available; methods are gradually becoming standardized. Now that tests are being used very extensively, by teachers and others not especially trained in their use, there is needed a simple and direct manual, covering tests of both ability and achievement, to make clear to such workers the fundamental facts with regard to tests, the handling of test results, and the significance to be attached to the results of testing. Particularly there is need of a systematic treatment of the ways in which test results may be used in dealing with school problems. The present brief text aims to fill, in some measure, the need for such a manual. The effort has been first of all (1) to give a clear discussion of the nature of tests, the problems that may be dealt with profitably by means of tests, simple methods for the handling of test results, and common mistakes to be avoided. Every effort has been made to keep the treatment non-technical, and to make it of the most practical character. In the second part of the manual (2) certain of the best and most representative tests in the various school subjects are presented. In the third part (3) tests of ability, particularly tests of general intelligence, have been discussed in the same way, with special emphasis on the practical uses of test results. Finally, in the fourth part (4) certain general principles with regard to the way in which test work should be organized, and related to practical problems, have been emphasized. The manual is thus intended as an introductory handbook in the use of tests. The effort has been, throughout, to suit the book to the needs of the busy teacher, principal, or superintendent. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen as viewed on September 21, 2007. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([vi, 263 pages]) |
| Format: | Mode of access; Available via the World Wide Web via PsycBooks. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245). |