Rate of improvements of the feeble minded as shown by standardized educational tests

Abstract

Compares the rate of progress made by 21 feeble minded Ss on various psychological tests given at a gap of one year. The Ss, who were from grades four to six, were assessed on 11 tests. Very low correlations were found between the two testings, due to unequal rates of development in different Ss. The rate of learning of feeble minded Ss was less than that for normal Ss of the same mental age. Suggests that poor instruction and less time spent in school could be the chief reasons for the results obtained. Concludes that mental age does not refer to ability to do the same grade of work as others of the same mental age; nor does it mean ability to progress at the same rate in school subjects. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)