[Review of the book An Efficient Method for Measuring the Results of Instruction in Colleges and Schools

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Reviews An Efficient Method for Measuring the Results of Instruction in Colleges and Schools by William F. Book (see record 1922-10087-001 ). The report defines and describes an efficient method for measuring school accomplishment, one which will measure the success of a teacher or school and the scholastic achievement of pupils in terms of what may reasonably be expected from individuals with different grades of mental ability. The need for such a pedagogic method is illustrated by materials taken from the results of extensive mental surveys showing marked individual differences in the native mental endowment of the pupils belonging to the same school grades, in the same school system, differences between buildings, school systems taken as a whole, different types of communities, etc. But the chief part of the report is devoted to the results obtained in experimenting with such a method of measuring the scholastic attainment of 300 college students at Indiana University. A technique for making such measurements is worked out and described and the reactions to this more accurate and pedagogic method of reporting the school achievement of students is described and the conclusions drawn from this experiment set forth in detail. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)