Review of Psychologische diagnostik

Abstract

Reviews the book, Psychologische diagnostik by Richard Meili (1937). This interesting and rather comprehensive treatment of psychological tests as related to the school system is the result of some nine years' work at the Institute for the Science of Education at Geneva. The first section after the introduction deals with fundamentals of psychological diagnosis and centers around intelligence and other psychological characteristics. The next section deals with testing and evaluation of results. Points that are stressed include the time when the testing is conducted, the length of period, the place and the examiner's rapport. Group tests are also mentioned. The fourth section deals with the analysis and control of tests, emphasizes the importance of normal distribution and mentions conditions under which it should be expected. The discussion then turns to the operation of some general factors on test performance, such as the individual's stage of development and his native endowment. The last section deals with psychological diagnosis in schools. Those who are working in the testing field would find it worth their while to skim through and look for portions which might interest them. They would not discover a great deal which they did not already know but might find an occasional novel suggestion. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)