Objective measurement of applied information

Abstract

The paper reports the development of a method of weighting and scoring items in a test of 20 teaching problems involving judgment as to the suitability of each of 5 answers to a problem. Correlations ranging from .59 ± .06 to .67 ± .05 were obtained between scores on these judgment problems and scores on an information test of 200 multiple-choice items. Intelligence-test percentile scores correlate .23 ± .10 to .31 ± .09 with scores on the judgment problems, and around .51 ± .08 with scores on the multiple-choice questions. It is suggested that the evaluation in an objective manner of the ability to apply information to the solution of specific problems will provide a means of predicting more accurately the probable success of students preparing for such vocations as teaching, medicine and law. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)