The field's greatest need is an extensive experimental and critical study of the relative diagnostic value of available individual tests, followed by establishment of norms¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? An extensive experimental and critical study of the relative value for practical diagnosis of the many available individual tests is one of the greatest present needs in psychological diagnosis. → Lewis M. Terman and Clara Harbison Town 1917 q1 i? Once relative value is determined, norms must be established and the best method of arranging the norms or the tests determined, with open questions about selection criteria (correlation with social or educational criteria, elemental versus complex tests, eclectic versus systematic scales, administration time). → Lewis M. Terman and Clara Harbison Town 1917

Evidence¶

Lewis M. Terman and Clara Harbison Town 1917¶

Lewis M. Terman and Clara Harbison Town. (1917). Communications and Discussions, The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org

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A symposium communication stating a research-agenda claim: after determining relative test value, the field must 'establish norms for these tests' and decide criteria such as correlation with child success, elemental versus complex tests, and whether the ideal scale should be eclectic. No data support it; it is an expert statement of need.

"One of the greatest needs at the present time in the field of psy chological diagnosis is an extensive experimental and critical study of the relative value for purposes of practical diagnosis of the larger number of individual tests which are now available."

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