Measure Your Mind: The Mentimeter and How to Use ItTrabue, Marion Rex
Science
Measure Your Mind: The Mentimeter and How to Use It
Trabue, Marion Rex
Educational tests and measurements; Intelligence tests; Psychological tests
“This is Test 6 _here_. Look. A lot of pictures.” After everyone has
found the page, “Now watch.” E. points to hand and says to demonstrator:
“Fix it.” Demonstrator does nothing, but looks puzzled. E. points to the
picture of the hand, then to the place where finger is missing and says
to demonstrator: “Fix it. Fix it.” Demonstrator then draws in finger. E.
says, “That’s right.” E. then points to fish and place for eye and says,
“Fix it.” After demonstrator has drawn missing eye, E. points to each of
the four remaining drawings and says, “Fix them all.” Demonstrator works
samples out slowly and with apparent effort. When the samples are
finished E. says, “All right. Go ahead. Hurry up!” During the course of
this test the orderlies walk around the room and locate individuals who
are doing nothing, point to their pages, and say “Fix it. Fix them,”
trying to set everyone working. At end of 3 minutes E. says, “Stop! But
don’t turn over the page.”
[Illustration: Test 6]
TEST 7—GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTION
“This is Test 7 _here_. Look.” After everyone has found the page, “Now
watch.” Examiner points to the first figure on blackboard. He then takes
the two pieces of cardboard, fits them on to the similar drawings on
blackboard to show that they correspond and puts them together in the
square on blackboard to show that they fill it. Then, after running his
finger over the line of intersection of the parts, E. removes the pieces
and signals demonstrator, who draws solution in the square on
blackboard. The same procedure is repeated for the second and third
sample. Demonstrator works out fourth sample, after much study, pointing
from the square to the forms.
Demonstrator first draws the two small squares in the upper half of the
large square, then the two triangles in the remaining rectangle. Each
small figure is drawn in by tracing its entire circumference, not merely
the necessary dividing lines. While drawing each small figure in the
large square, demonstrator points with index finger of left hand to the
corresponding small figure at left of square, taking care not to
obstruct the view. At end of demonstration E. holds up blank, points to
each square on the page and says, “All right. Go ahead. Hurry up!” At
end of 2½ minutes, “Stop! Turn over the page.” Papers are then collected
immediately.
_Scoring the Beta Tests._
GENERAL RULES
1. In general, items evidently corrected stand as corrected. The only
exception to this rule is in the maze test.
2. In tests where the score is number right, only wrong items need be
checked in scoring. In Test 5, where the score is right minus wrong,
wrong and omitted items must be separately checked.
3. Enter the score for each test in lower right-hand corner of the test
page and encircle it. When the test has been rescored a check may be
made beside the circle.
[Illustration: Test 7]
4. Red or blue pencil increases accuracy of scoring.
TEST 1.
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