Development of Mental Abilities.

This article discusses the development of mental abilities. Research continued to focus on patterns of mental growth. Several publications dealt with the significance of intelligence quotient scores, special attention directed to problems of comparability. Further research has been reported on the p...

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Publicado en:Review of Educational Research Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 392 - 401
Autores principales: Pinneau, Samuel R., Jones, Harold E.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Dec1958
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Sumario:This article discusses the development of mental abilities. Research continued to focus on patterns of mental growth. Several publications dealt with the significance of intelligence quotient scores, special attention directed to problems of comparability. Further research has been reported on the predictive value of tests given in infancy. Conclusion of the author that different kinds of test dimensions will be related to verbal ability to the extent that they show social class differences even if they are not verbal in nature.