Teacher reports in the New Haven survey identified 370 children (about 1.5 per cent) as mentally deficient but only 45 as mentally superior¶
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q2 i? In a rapid survey of New Haven elementary school children, teacher reports yielded 370 children (about 1.5 per cent) judged mentally deficient versus only 45 judged mentally superior. → Pintner 1921
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Pintner 1921¶
Pintner, R. (1921). New Publications in Educational Psychology and Related Fields of Education. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22New+Publications+in+Educational+Psychology+and+Related+Fields+of+Education%22
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The review reports a rapid teacher-report survey of New Haven elementary school children: "There were 370, or about 1.5 per cent reported mentally deficient. In contrast with this only 45 were reported mentally superior."
"There were 370, or about 1.5 per cent reported mentally deficient. In contrast with this only 45 were reported mentally superior, and the author comments on this fact."
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Teacher reports in the New Haven survey identified 370 children (about 1.5 per cent) as mentally deficient but only 45 as mentally superior |
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Teacher reports in the New Haven survey identified 370 children (about 1.5 per cent) as mentally deficient but only 45 as mentally superior |
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