4. The Measurement of Intelligence

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. ILLUSTRATIONS VII
4. TABLES IX
5. FOREWORD XI
6. PREFACE XV
7. CHRONOLOGY XIX
8. KEY PEOPLE IN THE TEXT XXIII
9. INTRODUCTION XXV
10. PART I: BEFORE ELLIS ISLAND
11. 1. Early Years 3
12. 2. Army Days 14
13. PART II: THE CONTEXT
14. 3. Immigration, Intelligence, and the Public Health Service 35
15. 4. The Measurement of Intelligence 47
16. 5. At Ellis Island 69
17. PART III: DEVELOPING THE ELLIS ISLAND TESTS
18. 6. The Ellis Island Tests 97
19. 7. Popularizing the Work at Ellis Island 142
20. 8. Practical Issues in Intelligence Testing 168
21. 9. After Ellis Island 186
22. PART IV: THE LEGACY
23. 10. Developing Performance Scales 197
24. 11. Borrowing the Ellis Island Tests 218
25. 12. What Do Performance Tests Measure? 241
26. 13. An Appraisal 250
27. REFERENCES 273
28. INDEX 297