Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and DevelopmentHollingworth, Leta Stetter
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Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and Development
Hollingworth, Leta Stetter
Gifted children; Stanford-Binet Test
The author's original write-up of Child C terminated at this point,
in 1923. But during the following 16 years she remained in constant
contact with C, interviewing him and testing him periodically, and
in many ways sponsoring his secondary, collegiate, and professional
education. Many pages of these records are in her files, accompanied
by collections of C's work, newspaper notices, correspondence,
photographs, and data from further interviews with the parents.
It seems best to summarize these records chronologically, and with
some brevity, since it would not be at all feasible to reproduce
the material in full.
_October 15, 1923_
C filled out an "Interest Blank" at P. S. 165, Manhattan, where he
was then in the eighth grade, at the age of 10 years 4 months. He
was at this time, or had been, class monitor and editor of the
class paper. "Likes and dislikes" were expressed, strongest
"preference" of subjects, and judgment of "what is easiest."
_Liked very much_ were literature, reading, spelling, mathematics,
French, games and sports, and geography.
_Most disliked_ were painting, water colors, etc.; penmanship;
composition.
"_Easiest_" and also "_best liked_" was English literature.
_Preferred kind of reading_ was encyclopedias, biography, current
events, and history.
_Things most like to do_ were studying, general reading, sedentary
games, playing alone.
_Most disliked things to do_ were using tools or working with
apparatus and machinery, drawing, dancing, practicing
music.
[[This dislike for manual activities remained with C. In later
years, although his drawings in science courses were admirable,
he made an unsatisfactory laboratory assistant when set to using
the typewriter or mimeograph, or to drawing graphs and charts
not for his own use.]]
FIG. 2. A SKETCH BY c.
[The sketch is a bit of a doodle, headed by the word "GOSSIP,"
followed by the first row, which begins with a pair of
shoes set toe-to-toe (the phrase, "OF SHOES" is set to the
right of them), and a large steam ship ("AND SHIPS", to the
left). The next row consists of a stick of wax (labeled "WAX",
with "AND SEALING WAX" above it). The last row beings with an
open head of cabbage ("AND CABBAGES" to the right), and has a
crown at the end ("AND KINGS", is set to the left of it).]
FIG. 3. A PAGE FROM ONE OF C'S NOTEBOOKS.
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