A Brief Binet-Simon Scale

Although the brief scale was developed as an experimental method, it has seemed advisable to consider its actual practicability. As a critique of its practical value I have applied the first brief scale (table III) to 154 public school children in the first four primarygrades of a large school in Millville, N. J. I am indebted to Mr. Ira J. Steiner, principal of the school, and to his teachers for the opportunity of making these tests. The tests were made by Mr. Steiner and myself with the assistance of three members of the Research Staff of the Vineland Laboratory. The purpose was twofold, first to determine the value of the tests under practical working conditions, and second to test the validity of the method in the hands of an untrained examiner. Mr. Steiner had had some previous acquaintance with educational measurements, and also was familiar with the general nature of the B-S Scale, and had observed a number of examinations in which it was employed. I personally instructed Mr. Steiner in the procedures and scores employed in giving the brief scale tests. The instruction period consumed no more than fifteen minutes and was supplemented by only one brief conference