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IntelligenceNaming Familiar ObjectsVocabulary; Twenty Definitions 3600 Words Alternative Test 2: Counting The Value Of Stamps Superior Adult 5: Repeating Seven Digits Reversed Giving Differences Between A President And A King Alternative Test: Forenoon And Afternoon Reliability Of Repeated Tests Frequency Of Different Degrees Of Intelligence Repeating Four Digits Alternative Test 2: Writing From Dictation Binet's Conception Of General Intelligence Tying A Bow-knot Superior Adult 2: Binet's Paper-cutting Test Binet's Experiment On How Teachers Test Intelligence Finding Mental Age Giving Definitions In Terms Of Use Naming Four Coins Superior Adult 3: Repeating Eight Digits Distinguishing Right And Left Sex Differences |
Correlation Between I Q And The Teachers' Estimates Of The Children's IntelligenceBy the Pearson formula the correlation found between the I Q's and the teachers' rankings on a scale of five was .48. This is about what others have found, and is both high enough and low enough to be significant. That it is moderately high in so far corroborates the tests. That it is not higher means that either the teachers or the tests have made a good many mistakes. When the data were searched for evidence on this point, it was found, as we have shown in Chapter II, that the fault was plainly on the part of the teachers. The serious mistakes were nearly all made with children who were either over age or under age for their grade, mostly the former. In estimating children's intelligence, just as in grading their school success, the teachers often failed to take account of the age factor. For example, the child whose mental age was, say, two years below normal, and who was enrolled in a class with children about two years younger than himself, was often graded "average" in intelligence. The tendency of teachers is to estimate a child's intelligence according to the quality of his school work _in the grade where he happens to be located_. This results in overestimating the intelligence of older, retarded children, and underestimating the intelligence of the younger, advanced children. The disagreements between the tests and the teachers' estimates are thus found, when analyzed, to confirm the validity of the test method rather than to bring it under suspicion. Next: The Validity Of The Individual Tests Previous: The Relation Between I Q And Grade Progress
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