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The Scholastic Quotient (S. Q.)

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Description

A historical scholastic-ranking assessment formula devised by Cummins that weights pupils' A–D marks from school records to estimate and classify scholastic standing.

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  • The Scholastic Quotient (S. Q.), a weighted-mark formula for ranking pupils' scholarship: A formula devised by the author to rank pupils from high school record cards, weighting the counts of A, B, C and D marks as 3A+2B+C−D over A+B+C+D to yield a 'Scholastic Quotient'. The article states the quotient "has a range of from minus 1 to plus 3" and that the limits hold whether a pupil has one mark or a thousand and one. It was used to classify the upper quartile as 'Bright' and the lower quartile as 'Slow'. (Cummins (1917))

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Key Sources

  • Cummins, R. A. (1917). 'Bright' and 'Slow' Pupils in Elementary and High School. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org
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title The Scholastic Quotient (S. Q.)
description A historical scholastic-ranking assessment formula devised by Cummins that weights pupils' A–D marks from school records to estimate and classify scholastic standing.
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