Review of A Critical Study of Certain Measures of Mental Ability and School Performance

Abstract

Reviews the book, A Critical Study of Certain Measures of Mental Ability and School Performance by Inez May Neterer (1923). In this small volume we have the results of a critical study of a group of fourth grade pupils in the public schools of Seattle, Washington. In all, six different tests were used -- Stanford Revision, Otis Group Intelligence, Monroe Silent Reading Form 2, Starch Arithmetic Scale A, Woody Arithmetic Scale, Series B, and Courtis Arithmetic Tests, Series B. Some of the conclusions are of interest. From a comparative study of the data furnished by the investigation, it appears that none of the tests under consideration can be used to foretell achievement in any other of the tests or measurements. It was found that there was a tendency toward low and non-significant correlations between the intelligence tests and educational measurements. No great sex difference was found. In this study we have an attempt to subject the tests themselves to a critical analysis with the result of rather startling revelations. It is this type of investigation that the measurement movement must undertake. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)