The amount of advance credit earned on the Binet scale depends on the extent of testing, not the grade of intelligence of the pupils¶
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q2 i? Pupils given a wide-range test earned 0.75 to 1.75 years more extra credits than those given a narrow-range test. → Wallin 1921
q2 i? The ratio of tests passed to tests given was greater for the extensively tested group, showing a disproportionate share of credits came from the higher ages. → Wallin 1921
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Wallin 1921¶
Wallin, J. E. W. (1921). Intelligence Irregularity as Measured by Scattering in the Binet Scale. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/journal/edu
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Earlier comparison of scattering among subjects extensively tested versus sketchily tested in the 1908 scale; the extensively tested group earned more advanced credits in every Binet-Simon age admitting of comparison. The author concludes credit earned "depends upon the extent of the testing and not upon the grade of intelligence of the pupils."
"The pupils given a wide-range test earned from 0.75 of a year to 1.75 years more extra credits than those given a narrow-range test."
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Related Claims¶
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The amount of advance credit earned on the Binet scale depends on the extent of testing, not the grade of intelligence of the pupils |
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The amount of advance credit earned on the Binet scale depends on the extent of testing, not the grade of intelligence of the pupils |
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