Mental differences between bright and dull pupils can be ascertained by means of simple group tests¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1917 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Group tests administered in several high schools and grades reveal measurable mental differences between pupils selected as most and least successful by school marks. → Pyle 1917

Evidence¶

Pyle 1917¶

Pyle, W. H. (1917). A Psychological Study of Bright and Dull Pupils. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Comparative group testing across six Missouri schools, with bright and dull groups selected by school marks or teacher judgment. The author concludes from the combined tables that "the mental differences between bright and dull pupils can be ascertained by means of simple group tests."

"A study of the results shown in the preceding tables makes it clear that the mental differences between bright and dull pupils can be ascertained by means of simple group tests."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Completion, word-building, logical memory and controlled association tests are most valuable for separating dull from bright pupils — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Substantial overlap exists between bright and dull groups: 48 per cent of poor pupils match the lowest good-group record — related
• Good pupils average younger than poor pupils, by amounts ranging from equal age to two and a half years — related
• Twelve-year-old pupils in upper grades show much greater test ability than those in lower grades — related
• The Binet-Simon scale accurately graded fairly minute individual differences in mental ability within same-age groups, as validated against teacher and principal judgments — related
• Ink-blot test results show a negative relation to the other tests and are related to age — a narrower finding that bears on this claim