High school tests and measurements as predictors of occupational status

Abstract

Tests and measurements collected in 1943 on 97 male high school students were correlated with occupational status in 1953. Included in the measures were high-school grade-point average, Kuhlman-Anderson Intelligence Test, Stanford Achievement Test, Detroit Mechanical Aptitude Test, Minnesota Paper Form Board, and Bell Adjustment Inventory. The best single predictor was high-school grade-point average. The best battery included HSGPA and the Bell Adjustment Inventory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)