Secondary School Selection - A British Psychological Society Inquiry

List of contents

Preface. 1. The Background of Selection 2. History and Survey of Present Procedures 3. General Considerations 4. Effects of Selection 5. The Validity of Selection 6. Intelligence Tests 7. The Measurement of Attainment 8. The Use of Primary School Marks and Teachers’ Estimates 9. Other Techniques used in Selection for Technical Education and in Consideration of Border-Zone Cases 10. Summary and Recommendations. Appendices A. Follow-up Studies of the Validity of Selection B. The Constancy of the I.Q. C. The Reliability of Scaling of Primary School Marks and Estimates D. Specimen Techniques of Scaling. Bibliography. Index.

About the author

P.E. Vernon

Summary

Selection for secondary education at 11-plus still arouses controversy; and the psychological techniques employed, such as intelligence and attainments tests, are criticised. First published in 1957, under the auspices of the BPS, a group of psychologists, experienced in this field, tried to present a balanced survey of the situation at the time.

Product details

• Authors: P.E. Vernon
• Assisted by: P.E. Vernon (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138636880
• ISBN: 978-1-138-63688-0
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education; Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / History, PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurement, Educational psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Psychological testing & measurement, Psychological testing and measurement, PSYCHOLOGY / Education, Training & Supervision