"Aptitude" and training: a suggested restandardization of the K-D music test norms

Abstract

Aptitude cannot be considered independent of training and therefore should be taken into account either in the construction of the test by eliminating those parts which are unduly susceptible to training, or in setting up separate norms for trained and untrained individuals. Norms for the Kwalwasser-Dykema music test are presented for trained and untrained subjects and for the battery with those tests eliminated whose scores are most affected by training. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)