MATERIALS OF EXAMINATION. 



CHAPTER 5. 



PROVISION OF MATERIALS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINING 



During the preofficial period of work on methods, printed materials and equipment for the 

 preliminary trial of examining were manufactured. These included 200 copies of the Exam- 

 iner's Guide, some 10,000 examination blanks, and such simple examining apparatus as was 

 required by four stations. When the Army accepted psychological methods for official trial 

 the unused balance of these materials was turned over to the War Department for use in the 

 cantonments. 



The task of designing, manufacturing, and distributing the necessary equipment for the 

 examining of mdlions of soldiers was so complex and difficult that it required practically the 

 entire time of one officer throughout the period of work. The difficulties were increased by 

 revision of methods, the introduction of new methods, and unavoidable delays ha manufac- 

 turing and distribution. 



There follow in order the materials manufactured (a) for the instruction of examiners in 

 the conduct of methods, (b) blanks for group examinations, (c) blanks for individual examina- 

 tions, (d) report cards and blanks, (e) apparatus for group examining, (/) apparatus for indi- 

 vidual examining, and, finally, (g) supplementary materials for staff equipment in the field. 



(a) Examiner's Guide: 



Original edition, July, 1917, Albany, N. Y., 200 copies; first revision, September 4, 1917, Washington, 

 D. C, 500 copies (reprinted on pp. 123-153; second revision, September 1, 1918, Government Print- 

 ing Office, 1,200 copies (reprinted on pp. 153-199). 

 (6) Group examination blanks: 



For segregation (pp. 279-280; 347 ft".); literacy test (reprinted, pp. 279-280), September 4, 1917; 160,000 

 (four forms). 



For literates: Group examinations a and 6 (reprinted, pp. 201-218); September 4, 1917; 200,000 (five 

 forms, A to E). Group examination alpha (reprinted, pp. 219-234; January 19. 1918, 10.000 (form 5); 

 February 11, 1918, 500,000 (forms 5 to 9); May 4, 1918, 500,000 (forms 5 to 9); June 20, 1918, 1.000.000 

 (forms 5 to 9); July 24, 1918, 1,000,000 (forms 5 to 9). 



For illiterates: Group examination beta (reprinted, pp. 235-258); January 11, 1918, 5,000 (preliminary 

 form); March 8, 1918, 100,000 (form 0); May 4, 1918, 125,000 (form 0); June 13, 1918, 125,000 

 (form 0); June 20, 1918, 300,000 (form 0); July 24, 1918, 500,000 (form 0). 



(c) Individual examination blanks: 



Individual examination, preliminary form (reprinted, pp. 260-266); September 4, 1917, 60,000. 



Point Scale examination (reprinted, pp. 268-270): February 8, 1918, 20,000; May 4, 1918, 30,000; July 19, 



1918, 100,000. 

 Stanford -Binet examination (reprinted, pp. 271-274); February 11, 1918, 20.000; May 4, 1918, 25,000; 



July 19, 1918, 100,000. 

 Performance Scale examination (reprinted, pp. 275-278); February 23, 1918, 20,000; May 4, 1918, 25,000; 



July 19, 1918, 100,000. 



(d) Psychological records and reports: 



Psychological record, individual cards (reprinted, pp. 2S6, 289); September 4, 1917, 16,0,000; April 4, 1918, 

 20,000; May 4, 1918, 1,000,000; June 20, 1918, 2.000,000; July 24, 1918, 1,500,000. 



Call list for individual psychological examination (reprinted, p. 287); September 4, 1917, 6,000. 



Report of psychological examination (reprinted, p. 287); September 4, 1917, 6,000; March 1, 1918, 20,000; 

 May 4, 1918, 30,000; June 20, 191S, 50,000; July 24, 1918, 200,000. 



Summary of psychological examinations (reprinted, p. 288); September 4, 1917, 1,000. 



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