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Howard Andrew Knox : pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island

Title
Howard Andrew Knox : pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island / John T. E. Richardson.
Author
Richardson, John T. E.
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.

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Description
xxxii, 309 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Knox, Howard Andrew, 1885-1949
  • Nonverbal intelligence tests > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Before Ellis Island -- Early years -- Army days -- The context -- Immigration, intelligence, and the public health service -- The measurement of intelligence -- At ellis island -- Developing the ellis island tests -- The ellis island tests -- Popularizing the work at Ellis Island -- Practical issues in intelligence testing -- After Ellis Island -- The legacy -- Developing performance scales -- Borrowing the Ellis Island tests -- What do performance tests measure? -- An appraisal.
Call Number
JFE 12-225
ISBN
  • 9780231141680 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0231141688 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011010220
OCLC
YBP 2011010220
Author
Richardson, John T. E.
Title
Howard Andrew Knox : pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island / John T. E. Richardson.
Imprint
New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-225
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