Otis scores proved of practical value over a two-year trial for guiding junior high pupils' choice between a foreign language and manual work¶

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q2 i? For guiding pupils between a foreign language and manual work, Otis scores proved of real practical value in a two-year trial, workable and generally satisfactory with a few adjustments in extreme divergence from scholarship records. → Geyer 1921

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Geyer 1921¶

Geyer, D. L. (1921). The Reliability of Rankings by Group Intelligence Tests. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jeduapsy

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The author's report of practical experience using Otis scores for course guidance in the junior high school of the Chicago Normal School. The classification proved workable with adjustments in cases of extreme divergence from scholarship records.

"For guiding the pupil in the choice between two studies—a foreign language and manual work—the Otis scores have proved by a two-year trial in the junior high school named above to be of real practical value."

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