Review of Commercial Tests and How to Use Them

Abstract

Reviews the book, Commercial Tests and How to Use Them by Cody Sherwin (1919). The author presents valuable tests for determining ability to perform fundamental operations in business offices, viz, tabulation, reproduction and following of instructions, elementary invoicing, elementary arithmetic, elementary English, business letter writing, stenography, typewriting, penmanship and filing. These tests are in line with the tendency to test specific abilities and have the further qualification of being short. They have been standardized by use among thousands of grammar school and high school graduates and office employees of several large business houses, the average performances in the several tests being given for each group. However, in giving these norms the author fails to add any measure of variability, thus detracting materially from the scientific and practical value of his work. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)