A Teachers Manual for the Use of the Binet-Simon Scale of Intelligence (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Teachers Manual for the Use of the Binet-Simon Scale of Intelligence The Binet-Simon scale for intelligence testing has now passed its first days of hesitant uncertainty. In spite of doubt and controversy it has commended itself to a large number of earnest students of childhood as altogether the most adequate measuring rod of intelligence so far devised. That the scale is perfect no one pretends. It is, however, noteworthy that those who have used it most extensively are, on the whole, its most ardent defenders. That it will in the course of time be amended and developed is highly probable. In fact, the earnest enthusiasm of the splendid group of workers now active in this field, both in America and abroad, gives assurance that this development will be both early and sound. In the meantime it remains undoubtedly true that the scale as at present constituted is our most available and reliable guide in distinguishing the normal from both the subnormal and the exceptional child, in determining the various degrees of natural endowment, and in reaching final judgment in many complicated phases of juvenile life. The teacher, the parent, the social worker and the juvenile court should find in this scale an invaluable instrument for the solution of many a complex problem. The purpose of this booklet is to make the Binet-Simon scale available in popular form to the great army of men and women active in public and semi-public positions in the care and control of childhood. All controversy has been ignored in the conviction that what is now needed is a practical guide for the wide use of these tests. Those whose interests are centered in the disputed aspects of the Binet-Simon tests are referred to the bibliography at the end of this pamphlet. The series as here presented is in the main a duplicate of Dr. Henry H. Goddard's version. A few modifications, based in part on the experience of the writer, and in part on that of other workers in the field of testing, have been made. These modifications will be found chiefly in the tests suggested for the last two age groups. The list of writings which have been consulted in constructing this guide is too long to bear detailed repetition here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.