The Pressey Mental Survey Primer Scale for grades 1-3 requires neither reading nor writing and correlates .58 with teachers' estimates¶
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q2 i? A four-test group scale for grades 1-3 involving neither reading nor writing yields a correlation of .58 with teachers' estimates. → Bell 1921
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Bell 1921¶
Bell, J. C. (1921). Group tests of intelligence: An annotated list. Journal of Educational Psychology, 12(2), 103–108. doi:10.1037/h0073682
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Annotated-list entry describing Mrs. Sidney L. Pressey's Mental Survey Tests, Primer Scale. The author reports the four named subtests and states the tests "give a correlation of .58 with teachers' estimates"; no sample size is printed.
"A group of four tests (dot pattern, classification, picture form board and picture absurdities) designed for grades 1-3. The tests involve neither reading nor writing, enlist the active co-operation of the children, and give a correlation of .58 with teachers' estimates."
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Related Claims¶
- The Haggerty Intelligence Examination Delta 1 for grades 1-3 correlates .68 with teachers' estimates — related
- Teachers' estimates show the highest single-measure correlation with the Stanford Revision (.72, 60 cases) — related
- Group tests correlate much lower with the Stanford Revision (.45 and .53) and only .37 with each other — related
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The Pressey Mental Survey Primer Scale for grades 1-3 requires neither reading nor writing and correlates .58 with teachers' estimates |
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The Pressey Mental Survey Primer Scale for grades 1-3 requires neither reading nor writing and correlates .58 with teachers' estimates |
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