Psychological Test, Coxe-Orleans Prognosis Test of Teaching Ability: Form A
date: label: date made
content: 1930
name: label: publisher
content: World Book Company
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content: Orleans, J. S.
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content: Coxe, Warren W.
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content: Born in Illinois, Warren W. Coxe (1886-1971) earned his undergraduate degree from Dakota Wesleyan University (1911) and his PhD. from Ohio State (1923). He worked for the New York state Department of Education. Born in London, Jacob S. Orleans (1899-1983) obtained a masters (1922) and a doctorate (1926) from Columbia University. When this test was developed, he worked under Coxe at the New York Department of Education. Orleans would go on to teach at the University of Nevada.
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content: The examination is divided into five parts and required about three hours to administer. The first part tested general information, the second was a true-false test of professional interest. Part III concerned current educational methods, while Part IV tested reading comprehension. The final section was on problems in education.
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content: This example was at least partially filled in by the donor. Samuel Kavruck, in 1937.
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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.144, 540.
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content: Orleans, Jacob S., <I>Measurement in Education</I>, New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1937.
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content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Psychological Tests
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Gift of Samuel Kavruck
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0034.118
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content: 1990.0034.118
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content: 1990.0034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Psychological Test
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content: paper (overall material)
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content: overall: .1 cm x 16 cm x 25.4 cm; 1/32 in x 6 5/16 in x 10 in