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Woodworth-Wells substitution test

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Description

A speeded perceptual-substitution assessment in which examinees classify labeled forms or symbols into corresponding categories, developed by Woodworth and Wells and adapted here for children.

Components

  • Geometrical form sorting practice test using gun wads with printed form labels: A speeded sorting task in which children sort gun wads bearing printed outlines of five geometrical forms (star, circle, square, cross, triangle, from the Woodworth-Wells substitution test) into correspondingly labeled small boxes. Each trial involves sorting 250 wads within 4 minutes, using one hand, picking up one wad at a time. The box order is changed every second day to prevent the task from becoming too automatic. Scoring is the total number correctly sorted. (Woodrow (1915))

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Key Sources

  • Woodrow, H. (1915). Practice and transference in normal and feeble-minded children. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Practice+and+Transference+in+Normal+and+Feeble-Minded+Children%22
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title Woodworth-Wells substitution test
description A speeded perceptual-substitution assessment in which examinees classify labeled forms or symbols into corresponding categories, developed by Woodworth and Wells and adapted here for children.
status review
product_kind assessment
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