The test yields an analytical diagnosis of classes and individuals, illustrated by a pupil profile identifying specific abilities needing improvement¶

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q2 i? Graphing one pupil (L. S., age 11, class 6A) against her class in P. E. units of difficulty suggested she needed improvement in recording, comparison, and sufficiency, seemed especially good in feasibility, and was about average in other abilities. → Herring 1918

Evidence¶

Herring 1918¶

Herring, J. P. (1918). Measurement of some abilities in scientific thinking. The Journal of Educational Psychology, IX(10), 535-558. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0075736

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Case illustration in the MEANS section: a class-and-individual graph (dated March 14, 1917) with a vertical scale of P. E. units of difficulty, showing L. S.'s variations above and below her class. The author notes the individual graph is less reliable than the grade graph.

"This illustration suggests that L. S. needs improvement in the abilities here named recording, comparison, and sufficiency. She seems especially good in her judgment of the feasibility of problems, and about average in her other abilities."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Class graphs from the test are judged sufficiently reliable, while individual graphs are usefully suggestive but the least reliable conclusion — a broader claim this one bears on
• Comparison with standard scores suggested three groupings of pupils with distinct instructional needs — related