Measure Your Mind: The Mentimeter and How to Use ItTrabue, Marion Rex
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Measure Your Mind: The Mentimeter and How to Use It
Trabue, Marion Rex
Educational tests and measurements; Intelligence tests; Psychological tests
If any candidate signifies that he does not understand, the examiner
might draw an imaginary line with his hand to show the direction in
which the line should be drawn in order to divide the figure properly.
As soon as it is certain that everyone understands how to divide the
sample figure, the examiner should say: “Now work rapidly and draw your
lines on the next three pages.” The time limit of four minutes should be
followed exactly.
[Illustration: Make the small figures by drawing lines in the large one]
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_Directions for Scoring the Test._
The examination score, if each figure of the series is correctly
divided, will be fifteen points. The stencils give but one solution to
each problem although solutions are possible in practically every case
by drawing the same lines in a different direction. The angle or
direction is unimportant and there is no need that the lines drawn by
the candidate correspond exactly in this respect with the lines on the
stencil. The important thing is to see that the proper lines are drawn
to make the necessary parts. The final score obtained by counting the
number of figures in which lines are properly drawn should be entered at
the lower right-hand corner of the title page of the booklet.
Scores from 0 to 2 indicate Inferior Ability
Scores from 3 to 5 indicate Low Average Ability
Scores from 6 to 10 indicate Average Ability
Scores from 11 to 13 indicate High Average Ability
Scores from 14 to 15 indicate Superior Ability
In interpreting these results, it should be recalled that inferior
ability in this line of work may be found in individuals who have
average ability in some other intellectual fields. This test should not
be used extensively until it has been proven to have a high degree of
relationship with the characteristics required in the group for which it
is used as a selecting agency.
MENTIMETER NO. 6
COMPLETION OF FORM SERIES
_Character of the Test._
The Completion test is always very satisfactory because it shows in
itself just what should be done and does not require a great deal of
special explanation. The Form Series Completion test is particularly
valuable in that it does not depend upon the English language either in
its content or in the explanations to be made of it.
As with the majority of the other tests for non-English-speaking persons
this test is here described as a test of one individual at a time,
although it will be found very simple and easy to test a large group at
the same time if the examples which appear on the title page of the test
booklet can be painted on the wall or reproduced on a blackboard in such
a way that the examiner can demonstrate to everyone at once just what is
to be done. It is very desirable to examine large groups at the same
time if the provision for such demonstration can be made.
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