The Use of Mental Tests in School Administration, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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Print on Demand. This book explores research conducted in the Berkeley public school system that examines the impact of mental testing on school administration. The author, a school director, begins by establishing the trend of increasing school costs due to the increasing complexity of the school system. The need for efficient school organization is emphasized as a solution to this problem. The author then transitions into sharing the different mental testing programs implemented in Berkeley schools and highlights the effectiveness of mental testing as a strategy for improving classroom instruction. Notably, the author highlights the importance of mental testing as a tool for tailoring education to fit the needs of individual children. Grounded in the concept of mental endowment as a key factor in academic performance, the text argues that mental testing should be an integral part of school administration. The book further details a two-part study conducted to determine the effectiveness of mental testing in school administration. The first part examines the distribution of chronological and mental ages in kindergarten and first-grade students. It finds a wide range of abilities within these grades, supporting the case for individualized education. The second part analyzes the reliability of mental testing by comparing the results of two tests administered to the same children at different times. The results demonstrate a high level of consistency, indicating the reliability of mental testing as a tool for predicting school success. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the role of mental testing in school administration and offers valuable insights for educators seeking to optimize the learning experience for each student. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- The Use of Mental Tests in School Administration, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Virgil E. Dickson
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1331158648
- ISBN 13
- 9781331158646
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- Education
Within the last two or three decades the public school system has grad ually grown more and more complex. Not only have studies and curricula increased in number, but school organization has become highly differentiated and the means of ministering to the needs of individual children have been greatly multiplied. Indeed, a modern school system is as marvelous an expression of complexity in education as the modern city is an expression of complexity of social life.
An accompaniment of greater complexity has been increased School costs. The greater costs are in part a result of the more varied features combined in the modern complex system. Increased costs are partly due, of course, to the gradually changing economic situation and to the higher standards of living which have been established.
The need for careful study of any enterprise or institution increases as complexity becomes greater and as costs multiply. Public schools have shown themselves responsive to this need. Within the last two decades as a result of the initial efforts of Rice, Thorndike, Strayer, and others, scientific procedures applicable to analyzing and measuring the efficiency of school procedures and the costs of the same have been developed. By this time rather satisfactory standards have been established for judging the efficiency of a school plant, the organization of a School system, the ability of children in the various subjects from grade to grade, the costs which are reasonable for various types of school work, and so on. Just as a well established business enterprise no longer relies upon rule of thumb methods nor trial and error processes, so no school system which 15 economically and efficiently operated may rely upon such methods.
In keeping with the foregoing considerations, the Board of Education of the Berkely Public Schools established a Bureau of Research and Guidance at the opening of the school year 1919. This bureau is responsible for con ducting a continuous survey of the most pressing educational and financial problems connected with'the operation of the system.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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