The Testing of Intelligence
General Editor,
Professor H. R. Hamley. Published by Evans Bros. Price 2s. 6d. In the foreword by Sir Percy Nunn this book is well described as ” a brief but fairly comprehensive review of the theory and current practice of mental tests.” Here we have chapters on diverse aspects of mental testing, for example:? 1. The testing of intelligence in the preschool child, abnormal adults, primitive races.
Tests of temperament.
Tests of aesthetics.
4. The more commonly known and more generally useful tests of intelligence for use in schools. 5. Attainment and diagnostic tests in school subjects. 6. Tests for vocational guidance. There are ten contributors to the book. Each section is written by a specialist who has done original or independent work in that particular sphere.
The general lay-out of each chapter is the same, in that sufficient facts are presented to convince the reader (if he lacks conviction) of the practical use or theoretical value of the material presented. There is sufficient illustrative detail to make the exposition clear to a reader unfamiliar with mental testing, and each chapter contains numerous references to papers and works mentioned in the text or required for further study of the topic.
There is no need to comment on the separate articles in this book. The whole may be regarded as a modest reference book useful enough to find a place on the bookshelf of those who study or practice mental testing and of any who are interested in its application. G.R.
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