Book, Measuring Minds: An Examiner's Manual to Accompany the Myers Mental Measure
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content: 1920
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content: Myers
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content: Myers, Garry Cleveland
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content: Myers, Caroline E.
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content: In 1920, Garry C. Myers (1884-1971), the head of the department of psychology at the Cleveland School of Education, and his wife Caroline E. Myers (1888-1980), published with Newson & Company of New York this manual for a test they had devised. The Myers Mental Measure, as it was called, was specifically designed to test the intelligence of children ranging in age from kindergarten to high school. It consisted entirely of pictures, avoiding the requirement that children be able to read and write. The authors argued that it therefore was especially suited to testing illiterates and those who did not speak English.
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content: Born in Pennsylvania, both G. M. Myers and Caroline Elizabeth Clark obtained undergraduate degrees from Ursinus College. The wed in 1912 and G. M. Myers went on to get a doctorate from Columbia University (1913). He taught at Ursinus College, and Brooklyn Training School, before serving as a psychologist in the armed services during and immediately after World War I. After leaving the Cleveland schools he served for a time at Western Reserve University. From 1946 he and Caroline Myers edited the magazine Highlights for Children.
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content: For another test by the Myers, see MA.316371.048.For one credited to G.M. Myers alone, see 1990.0034.143.
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content: References:
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content: American Psychological Association, <I>1962 Directory</I>, ed. James Q. Holsopple, Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1962, p.518.
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content: A reprint of this short volume, which has been digitized, is Myers, Caroline Clark, and Garry Cleveland Myers, <I>The Myers Mental Measure</I>. [New York]: Newson & Company, 1921.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Gift of David Shakow
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content: National Museum of American History
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content: MA.316372.50
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content: 316372.50
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content: 316372
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