Review of Measurement in today's schools

Abstract

Reviews the book, Measurement in today's schools by C. C. Ross (1941). The author states in his preface that, despite progress made in measurement in the last quarter century, textbooks have remained much the same. In educational measurement they have been largely concerned with tests of subject matter and have tended to early obsolescence because of the publication of other tests. He has sought a functional approach through emphasizing problems relating to the intelligent user and interpretation of the tools of measurement rather than the tools themselves. According to the reviewer, Measurement in today's schools may be characterized as a sane, thoughtful piece of work, dealing with the fundamentals of educational measurement. Not only will it be valuable as a textbook for the teacher in training but it merits a wide reading by teachers, administrators and those laymen who as non-professional students of education, endeavor to keep themselves informed on current educational practices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)