The reviewed tests-and-scales book describes a third stage in which standardized tests are used for diagnosis of individual pupils and for testing the efficiency of teaching methods¶
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q1 i? The quoted passage from the reviewed book predicts a third stage of test development in which standard tests will increasingly be used to diagnose individual pupils' weaknesses and to test the efficiency of methods of teaching. → A. I. G 1920
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A. I. G. (1920). New Publications. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=none-in-text
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The reviewer quotes the reviewed book's own characterization of an approaching third stage of educational testing, in which "the standard tests will be used more and more for diagnosis of the weaknesses of individual pupils" and for judging teaching methods, involving the rank and file of the teaching profession.
"the standard tests will be used more and more for diagnosis of the weaknesses of individual pupils, more and more in testing the efficiency of methods of teaching"
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The reviewed tests-and-scales book describes a third stage in which standardized tests are used for diagnosis of individual pupils and for testing the efficiency of teaching methods |
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The reviewed tests-and-scales book describes a third stage in which standardized tests are used for diagnosis of individual pupils and for testing the efficiency of teaching methods |
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