The Measurement of Intelligence

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Excerpt: ...house was burning up. What would you do?" The expression "burning up" would probably be much less likely to suggest calling a fireman than would the words "on fire." Scoring. Two out of three must be answered correctly. The harder the comprehension questions are, the greater the variety of answers and the greater the difficulty of scoring. Because of the difficulty many examiners find in scoring this test, we will list the most common satisfactory, unsatisfactory, and doubtful responses to each question. (a) If it is raining when you start to school Satisfactory. "Take umbrella, " "Bring a parasol, " "Put on rubbers, " "Wear an overcoat, " etc. This type of response occurred 61 times out of 72 successes. "Have my father bring me" also counts plus. Unsatisfactory. "Go home, " "Stay at home, " "Stay in the house, " "Have the rainbow, " "Stay in school, " etc. "Stay at home" is the most common failure and might at first seem to the examiner to be a satisfactory response. As a matter of fact, this answer rests on a slight misunderstanding of the question, the import of which is that one is to go to school and it is raining. Doubtful. "Run" as an answer is a little more troublesome. It may reasonably be scored plus if it can be ascertained that the child is accustomed to meet the situation in this way. It is a common response with children in those regions of the Southwest where rains are so infrequent that umbrellas are rarely used. "Bring my lunch" may be considered a satisfactory response in case the child is in the habit of so doing on rainy days. (b) If you find that your house is on fire Satisfactory. "Ring the fire alarm, " "Call the firemen, " "Call for help, " "Put water on it, " etc. Unsatisfactory. The most common failure, ...