Card-slip ranking produces more careful order-of-merit ratings than writing rank numbers beside names on a list¶
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q1 i? The author asserts that ranking with separable name slips yields increased care compared with merely writing numbers beside names, because the judge must judge each name while rearranging it. → Stenquist 1918
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Stenquist 1918¶
Stenquist, J. L. (1918). An Improved Form for Rating by the Order of Merit Method. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=An+Improved+Form+for+Rating+by+the+Order+of+Merit+Method
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The author's untested argument in the Chief Advantages section: the card list's "increased care with which rating is done" arises because the judge is "forced to pass judgment upon each individual name" during rearrangement. No data or comparison study is reported.
"The chief advantage however is in the increased care with which rating is done, as compared with merely writing numbers besides names. The judge is forced to pass judgment upon each individual name as he re-arranges it in his new list."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The card list elicits ranking from judges unwilling to write names in order of merit — related
- Card-slip ranking yields a wider spread of ranks than list-based ranking typically produces — related
- Order-of-merit judgment serves as the criterion by which vocational tests and scales are established — a broader claim this one bears on
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Card-slip ranking produces more careful order-of-merit ratings than writing rank numbers beside names on a list |
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Card-slip ranking produces more careful order-of-merit ratings than writing rank numbers beside names on a list |
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