A handbook of mental tests : a further revision and extension of the Binet-Simon scale / by F. Kuhlmann.

  • Frederick Kuhlmann
Date:
1922
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Credit: A handbook of mental tests : a further revision and extension of the Binet-Simon scale / by F. Kuhlmann. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS PAG Tv Editor’s Introduction - - ] Chapter I Introductory ------- 9 Nature of the revision. Data on which it is based. General accuracy of the scale. Require¬ ments of an examiner. Classification. Use of mental test results. Chapter If Generae Principles oe the Year Scale Requirements of the individual tests—ob¬ jectivity; discriminative capacity; method of scoring; independence of training; commun¬ icability; variety. The construction of a year scale—arrangment of the tests in age-groups; determination of mental age from the tests passed; correct placement of tests in the scale; the percentage of children that pass when cor¬ rectly placed; equality of difficulty of tests in an age-group. The establishment of norms. Chapter III The Conduct oe an Examination - The immediate object. The importance of following directions literally. Control of the subject’s interest, attention, and attitude. The presence of a third, person in the examining room. Recording responses and taking notes. Fatiguing the subject. Order of giving tests and range of bests to be used. Using the scale in abbreviated form. Rules for determining the mental age. Determining grade of intelli- 19 / 59 genec.