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Army mental tests demonstrated their value in selecting men for officers' training schools and other service lines requiring special ability

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Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1921 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Army mental tests demonstrated value in selection for officers' training schools and other lines of service requiring special ability. → New Publications 1921

Evidence

New Publications 1921

New Publications. (1921). The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu

q2 · i? · review · r?

The review reports, on the Yoakum and Yerkes volume authorized by the War Department, that mental tests proved valuable for selection into officers' training schools and other special-ability service lines. No effect sizes or statistics are printed.

"Mental tests demonstrated their value in the selection of men for officers' training schools and other lines of service requiring special ability."

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type claim
id army-mental-tests-selection-value
title Army mental tests demonstrated their value in selecting men for officers' training schools and other service lines requiring special ability
description Army mental tests demonstrated their value in selecting men for officers' training schools and other service lines requiring special ability
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1921
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