Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-10

Figures on the psychological test
ii5Ss yen at h University of North Da-
Sta last fall. under the direction Of
Nat ofessor II. j.. Humpstone. professor
psychology, u DR.. F. M. Carver.
y the, school OF education, are now
1xmplete.. according to Dr. Hump
spne. 81 No. II. \,
MMThesresults, give a direct indication
the accuracy Of the test in finding
.s$t sthehchance for success in college
.ltlAl4at a d has, DR.. Humpstone
op1n Out OF 373 freshmen taking
SSpuAe test 278 were in the same quintile
l lI.G their grades at the end Of the Sc
~ lester. as they were rated in the test.
Ae.tn this Is not a perfect correla-
SssnHSt99n, DR.. Humpstone explains. the ex-
a Arimert has shown that the results
sand such a test furnish the most relia-
oustHHe basis for the prognosis of success
nam college Of any available c%riteria.
naa9a In the test the entire number Of
Of thOdents was divided into quantities.,
vtserse quantities. being placed according
t1etrsrank. Sixty per cent of the num-
igram.r placed In the first quintile in the
"GJst were among those in the first
!Grearintile in grades. and SO per cent OF
ekoKa,e number in the second .Quintile
presisre among those in the second quin-
jCorpee in their grades.
the G Tried for Years.
noun A IN IldIlc u 8lVl06 4IllcAl6SACc
naatssts to freshmen has been the sub
- ct of experimen tation and under
%nsideration for several years, DIR.
o~,umpstone said. Very complete data
Tom the work at Columbia universe
49, = which has continued through five
.%Dn.so,ssars, is available. Four years ago
ssaa.rpAHe tests were started at the Univer-
u u.nstt of Pennsylvania. New York Uni
s@sss.a.larsity has been using them about the
paospme length of time and they have
.nd Zen tried at Harvard during the last
Anu lree years.
2 Thursten test, DR.. Humpstone
on,ntinued, is the one used at the Uni
devotrsity of North Dakota last Decem-
ton er. 1t was made up at the Carnegie
inclulstitute Of Technology in Pittsburg
on tld consists Of 1853 questions. Part of
Depr,ese questions require some general
CONFORMATION for their successful an
eignfvering. but the information is such
Shs is generally available n accessi-
at ale to everyone. Another part of the
hea DIST consists of uses of the English
'trnls nguage. 1t is my opinion that a
Traftst that would try out the ability Of
and udents to use the English language
rine fould give a fairly accurate measure
To- their probable success in college,
and ir. Humpstone said.
view Reasoning Questions.
or :. One of the questions in the test is
the iie reasoning question:; for instance,
phis sentence, Tall oaks from little
y,av.corns grow" Underneath the quo
Amattion are four statements from which
ne student is to pick the one most
p .Early pertaining to the model. An
Mother question of reasoning is based
IN mathematical relation such as
A7-2-7-3-7-, the student to write the
lumber that should como next. An
sther type of reasoning used is on the
rider of the following: Underline the
8xo words that go together: Crack
acknowledgements.
role Other types Of tests are given to test
dealne ability. All measurements are
parelade according to the quantity of
nicA,ork done in a given time or the time
with takes to do a given quantity of
prpeork
The :! have tried these tests time and