| The Mental Growth of Children from Two to Fourteen Years: A Study of the Predictive Value of the Minnesota Preschool Scales Volume 20 Minne Edition Contributor(s): Goodenough, Florence (Author), Maurer, Katharine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816671524 ISBN-13: 9780816671526 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $44.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1942 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child |
| Series: Institute of Child Welfare, Monograph |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6" W x 9" (0.46 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Mental Growth of Children from Two to Fourteen Years was first published in 1942. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.This discussion of the development and application of the Minnesota Preschool Scales includes detailed accounts of the statistical analyses used, follow-up studies, and a number of case histories, as well as a review of previous work in the testing of infants and young children. Covers a 12-year period during which trained examiners tested the same children at stated intervals. 1,350 tests were used in the standardization of verbal and nonverbal forms. Test standing on the Minnesota scales showed correlation with standing on tests given at the completion of high school. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maurer, Katharine: - Katharine M. Maurer was Associate Professor of Research, Family Life Division of the Home Economics Department at the University of Nebraska. She made an important contribution to the work of those engaged in constructing or devising tests of individual potentiality. Her study helped make possible the design of more valid and efficient instruments for predicting the course of a child's future development.Goodenough, Florence: - Florence L. Goodenough was a research professor in the Institute of Child Welfare, University of Minnesota. She is the author of The Kuhlman-Binet Tests for Children of Preschool Age (1928), Anger in Young Children (1931), and Exceptional Children (1931), all published by the University of Minnesota Press. Katharine M. Maurer was a research instructor in the Institute of Child Welfare, University of Minnesota. |