Perkins Publications Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Show selection and say, "I want you to read this for me as well as you can." Pronounce for S. all words he cannot make out, allowing not over 5 seconds' hesitation. (Record reading time and errors.) When S. has finished, say, "Very well done. Now, tell me what you read. Begin at the first and tell everything you can remember." When S. stops, ask, "And what else?" Credit if selection is read within 35 seconds with not more than two errors, and if report given contains at least eight "memories" as separated above. Minor changes in wording allowed. Scoring is done by checking word groups on record blank. Note: Ability to read by touch varies widely among children with defective vision, irrespective of intelligence. If a child has not sufficient vision to read the printed type, the selection should be read by the examiner and credited if eight memories are given in 60 seconds. 5. Finding Likenesses: Two Things (Terman VIII 4) Say, "I am going to name two things which are alike in some way, and I want you to tell me how they are alike." (a) "Wood and coal: in what way are they alike?" If difference is given, say, "No, I want you to tell me how they are alike. In what way are wood and coal alike?" (b) "In what way are an apple and a peach alike?" (c) "In what way are iron and silver alike?" (d) "In what way are a ship and an automobile alike?" Credit if any real likeness is given for two of the four pairs. In The Measurement of Intelligence, pp. 219-220, Terman gives the following sample responses: --(a) Wood and coal. Satisfactory. "Both burn." "Both keep you warm." "Both are used for fuel." "Both are vegetable matter." "Both come from the ground." "Can use them both for running engines." "Both hard." "Both heavy." "Both cost money." Unsatisfactory....