Scales for rating pupils' answers to nine types of thought questions in general science, American history, civics, and English literature [Review of the book Scales for rating pupils' answers to nine types of thought questions in general science, american history, civics, and enghsh literature

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Reviews the booklets, Scales for Rating Pupils' Answers to Nine Types of Thought Questions in General Science, American History, Civics, and English Literature by Charles W. Odell (1927). The scales contained in these booklets are composed of answers written by pupils from high schools in the state of Illinois and rated by a number of experienced teachers. Nine types of questions were used: analysis, cause or effect, comparison, criticism, discussion, explanation, relationship, reorganization, summary. Each booklet contains a scale of ten answers to each type of question, making 90 answers in each booklet. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)