A Preliminary Report of a New Departure in Mental Measurements and Some of its Practical Applications

Authors

D. D. Feder, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The field of mental measurements has been dominated by a theory sterile in its contributions to systematized psychology. Moreover, most traditional types of objective examinations do not adequately test anything more than amount of discrete information compiled. This technique goes beyond mere information, getting into the subtler intricacies of human thought and the functional aspects of intelligence. A definite theoretical psychological basis underlies this approach, and it is believed that important contributions to general theory can result from this type of experimentation. Future use in the individualization of instruction at the rate and level of the student's ability is described.

Publication Date

1933

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

40

Issue

1

First Page

200

Last Page

201

Copyright

©1933 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Feder, D. D. (1933) "A Preliminary Report of a New Departure in Mental Measurements and Some of its Practical Applications," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 40(1), 200-201.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol40/iss1/125