Use Downey's will-profile technique as a model requiring exact qualitative study of the test situation before quantitative standardization¶

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Description¶

A proposed methodological attack suggested by Downey's will-profile technique: her methods of constructing test materials differ from those used to build many intelligence tests, and they suggest the need for a much more exact qualitative study of the test situation than is ordinarily made as a preliminary to final standardization in quantitative form. The article also calls for more adequate methods of representing test results, noting the profile gives a good deal of information but is difficult to interpret and rarely used in providing data for generalization.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A detailed qualitative analysis of the test situation must precede final quantitative standardization

Constraints¶

• The article also notes a need for better methods of representing results of test performances, since current profiles are hard to interpret

Target Learners¶

• children and adults taking intelligence and character tests

Target Learning Goals¶

• accurate measurement and interpretation of individual differences in test performance

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Pressey, S. L. (1920). Intelligence and Its Measurement. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Intelligence+and+Its+Measurement+Pressey