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
The score in this test is the number of questions correctly answered. A
stencil is furnished with each package of tests, which makes it possible
to check up at a very rapid rate the accuracy of the votes cast, without
ever reading a single word of the answers. The stencil is merely to be
adjusted to the page, according to directions given on its face, and
where the check mark made by the candidate corresponds to the printed
mark on the stencil the question has been correctly answered, while if
there is not agreement between stencil and candidate’s check no credit
is to be allowed on the question. Any fairly careful clerical worker can
learn in two minutes to score such a test with a stencil as rapidly and
accurately as a thoroughly trained psychologist could do it.
The final score should be entered in the lower right-hand corner of the
front or title page, where it will be easily associated with the name
and other information about the candidate.
Scores from 0 to 3 indicate Inferior Ability
Scores from 4 to 8 indicate Low Average Ability
Scores from 9 to 14 indicate Average Ability
Scores from 15 to 19 indicate High Average Ability
Scores from 20 to 24 indicate Superior Ability
MENTIMETER NO. 30
LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS TEST
_Character of the Test._
This test is to be given to large groups of individuals at the same
time, although it may be given as a part of an individual examination.
It will not be found worth while to give this test to individuals who
have not had at least the equivalent of an elementary school education.
The solution of the problems contained is so difficult that not more
than half of the pupils of the sixth or seventh grade of the elementary
school would be able to answer correctly more than five or six of the
problems.
The method of the test is to present a short hypothesis, introduced by
the word “if” and followed by four different conclusions introduced by
the word “then.” The individual being examined should read carefully the
first part of the statement and understand exactly what it means, and
should then put a check mark before the conclusion which would logically
follow the hypothesis. There are twelve of these problems, beginning
with one which is quite simple and elementary, and progressing to more
difficult and more complex statements of a similar nature. The
explanations by which this test is introduced are illustrated by an
example and are not difficult to understand. The difficulty of the test
lies in keeping clearly in mind just what are the implications of the
introductory statement or hypothesis.
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