Completion, word-building, logical memory and controlled association tests are most valuable for separating dull from bright pupils¶

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q2 i? Among the tests used, completion, word-building, logical memory and controlled association tests most effectively distinguish the good from the poor groups. → 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

The author's summary judgment across the per-school comparison tables, which report per cent by which good groups excel poor groups on each test. He states the completion, word-building, logical memory and controlled association tests "are evidently most valuable for this purpose."

"The completion, word-building, logical memory and controlled association tests are evidently most valuable for this purpose."

Discussion¶

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