A Few Tests Of Child Intelligence

[Music] the tests which are to be demonstrated are part of the tax revision of the VNA senior division scale is fully described in the book by Louis M Turman entitled the measurement of intelligence the examination should begin the tests that are fairly easy in order to give the child confidence before the more difficult tests are read in order to make the examination syrup the subject is given a range of tests between the lowest age level at which he passes all the tests successfully and the highest age level on the scale in which he fails every test show me your nose show me your eyes show me your mouth show me your hair what is this but is this but is this Wow what is this the first to test for at three-year level this test is that the size year level now I want you to do something for me here's the key I want you to put it on that chair over there then shut the door then bring me that box you see over there do you understand yeah be sure you get it right put the key on the chair then shut the door then bring me the box this is representative of the six-year level there's something wrong with his face it is not all there part of it is left out tell me what part is left out your eyes and what is left out of this space and what is left out of this space and what is left out of this picture these two tests are at the 7-year level how many fingers have you on one hand why how many have you on the other hand fine how many have you on both hands together hey now listen I'm gonna say over some numbers and after I'm through I want you to say exactly as I say them I listen get them just right three one seven five nine three one five seven nine now listen again and say exactly what I say for two eight three five four three now listen again and say exactly what I say nine eight one seven six nine eight one seven six these two tests represent reactions at the 9-year level you know what a sentence is of course a sentence is some words that tell us something now I'm going to give you three words and I want you to make me a sentence it has all three words in it the three words are boys rivers balls now you make me a sentence it has those three words in it the boys ball rolled into the business fine I'll make a sentence with these three words in it work money man and then you wait for money fine I listen carefully I'm going to read some numbers and I want you to send them backwards for example if I should say five one four you would say four one five do you understand yes I remember be sure to say them backwards six five to eight a Tim fine fine the ball and field test is scored at eight years are twelve years depending upon the child's response let us suppose that your baseball has been lost in this round field you have no idea a lot part of the field it is in you don't know what direction it came from how it got there or with what force it came all you know is the ball is off somewhere in the field now I want you to take the pencil and mark out a path to show me how you would hunt for the ball so as to be sure not to miss it beginneth the gate and show me what path you would pay and if you hadn't found it yet where would you go next this test is at the 14-year level now you watch carefully what I do see I'll fold this paper display and then I'll cut a match out right here how many holes will there be when the paper is unfolded what I folded the paper this way and cut out a knot and there was one hole now I'm gonna fold a paper again and cut out a knot and how many holes will there be and the paper is unfolded or I folded the paper this way and cut out a knot and there was one hole I fold it again and there were two now I'm going to fold the paper again and cut out a knot and how many holes will there be when the paper is unfolded three I folded the paper this way and I cut out a notch and there was one hole I folded again and cut out a notch and there were two holes I fold it again and there were four holes now I'm gonna fold the paper again and cut out a notch and how many holes will there be when a paper is unfolded six I folded the paper this way and cut out a knot and there was one hole I fold the paper again and cut out a notch and there were two holes I fold again and there were four fold it again and there were eight now I'm gonna fold the paper again and cut out a knot and how many holes will there be when the paper is unfolded sixteen I folded the paper this way and cut out a knot and there was one hole I fold again and there were two I folded again and there were four I fold it again and there were eight I fold it again and there were sixteen now I'm gonna fold the paper again and cut out a notch and how many holes will there be when the paper is unfolded 32 could you give me a rule by which I could no each time just how many holes there's going to be well there are 32 boxes and 32 holes [Music] you have seen a few representative tests