TABLE I.-PURPOSES FOR WHICH GROUP INTELLIGENCE TESTS ARE USED IN ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 10,000 AND MORE-215 CITIES REPORTING. Classification of pupils into homogeneous groups Supplementing teachers' esti- subnormal children Extra promotions Comparison with other school systems Admission to first grade of elementary school Placement of new pupils from other schools Regular promotion of pupils Determining comparative efficiency of teachers... Establishment of classes for Diagnosis of cause of success Determining changes in method of Determining class marks Vocational guidance 0 13 88 1721 14 19 18 TABLE II.-PURPOSES FOR WHICH INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE TESTS ARE USED IN ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 10,000 and MORE-215 CITIES REPORTING. TABLE III.-PURPOSES FOR WHICH STANDARDIZED EDUCATIONAL TESTS ARE USED IN ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 10,000 AND MORE-215 CITIES REPORTING. 65. Army Group Examination Alpha, Form 9 (Abridged) [COURTESY OF War Department, Washington, D. C.] SCHOOLING: Grades 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8; HIGH OR PREP. SCHOOL: Year 1,2,3,4; College, Year 1,2,3,4. FIG. 5. SHOWING PART OF THE FORMS USED IN CONNECTION WITH TEST 1 OF ARMY ALPHA, FORM 9. 1 "Attention! 'Attention' always means 'Pencils up!' Look at the circles at 1. When I say 'go' but not before, make a figure 2 in the second circle and also a cross in the third circle. Go!" (Allow not over 5 seconds.) 2 "Attention! Look at 2, where the circles have numbers in them. When I say 'go,' draw a line from Circle 1 to Circle 4 that will pass below Circle 2 and above Circle 3. Go!" (Allow not over 5 seconds.) 3 "Attention! Look at the square and triangle at 3. When I say 'go' make a figure 1 in the space which is in the square but not in the triangle, and also make a cross in the space which is in the triangle and in the square. Go!" (Allow not over 10 seconds.) 10 "Attention! Look at 10. Notice that the drawing is divided into five parts. When I say 'go' put a 4 or a 5 in each of the two largest parts and any number between 6 and 9 in the part next in size to the smallest part. Go!" (Allow not over 15 seconds.) 11 "Attention! Look at 11. When I say 'go' draw a line through every odd number that is not in a square, and also through every odd number that is in a square with a letter. Go!" (Allow not over 25 seconds.) 12 "Attention! Look at 12. If 4 is more than 2, then (when I say 'go!') cross out the number 3 unless 3 is more than 5, in which case draw a line under the number 4. Go!" (Allow not over 10 seconds.) TEST 2 Get the answers to these examples as quickly as you can. SAMPLES 1 How many are 5 men and 10 men? ..Answer ( 15 ) •2 If you walk 4 miles an hour for 3 hours, how far do you walk?..Answer ( 12 ) 1 How many are 20 boats and 9 boats?........Answer ( 2 If you save $4 a month for 9 months, how much will you save! ...... ) .Answer ( ) 3 If 64 men are divided into squads of 8, how many squads will there be? .Answer ( A certain division contains 6,000 artillery, 15,000 infantry, and 1,000 cavalry. If each branch is expanded proportionately until there are in all 24,200 men, how many will be added to the artillery? Answer ( 20 A commission house which had already supplied 1,897 barrels of apples to a cantonment delivered the TEST 3 This is a test of common sense. Below are sixteen questions. Three answers are given to each question. You are to look at the answers carefully; then make a cross in the square before the best answer to each question, as in the sample: SAMPLE Why do we use stoves? Because they look well they keep us warm they are black |