Format:
Online-Ressource (xxvi, 616 p.)
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illus.
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24 cm
Content:
"This volume represents the fruits of three years of investigation (from July 1, 1922, to July 1, 1925) by the Division of Psychology of the Institute of Educational Research. It attempts to answer the essential questions concerning the nature and meaning of the measurement of a mental fact in the sample case of intelligence, or rather of a defined segment thereof. Its conclusions, in so far as they are warranted, should become the basis of sound practice in the construction and calibration of scales for use in mental measurement. According to them, the present theory and practice of measurement of mental abilities are justified to a remarkable degree in certain respects, but in others should be almost recreated"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
Note:
"The investigations and results reported in this volume were made possible by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation.". - "List of references": p. 601-604. - Electronic reproduction; Washington, D.C; American Psychological Association; 2005; Available via the World Wide Web; Access limited by licensing agreement; s2005 dcunns
Language:
English
Author information:
Thorndike, Edward L. 1874-1949
