Pamphlet, Sims Sci Occupational Rating Scale, Manual Of Directions
date: label: date made
content: 1952
notes: label: Description
content: After their widespread use during World War One, experts increasingly used psychological tests as a tool to rank and sort people in contexts including (but not limited to) education and employment. The SIMS SCI [Social Class Identifier] Occupational Rating Scale: Manual of Directions was written Verner M. Sims (College of Education, University of Alabama). According to the manual, it was “an instrument designed to reveal the level in our social structure – i.e., the social class – with which a person unconsciously identifies himself.” It was published by the World Book Company and was copyrighted in 1952. The booklet is eight pages long and contains sections on the nature and purpose of the scale, the directions for administering the scale, directions for scoring, interpretation of scores, development of the scale (validity and reliability), and the scale as a measure of tolerance. For further context, see Sims SCI Occupational Rating Scale (1983.0168.28).
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ruth E. Myer
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0168.27
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content: 1983.0168.27
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content: 1983.0168
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pamphlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21.6 cm x 28 cm; 8 1/2 in x 11 1/32 in