The Results of Additional Science Tests in the Grades 



Dr. Elliot R. Downing 

 The University of Chicago. The School of Education 



The teachers of elementary science in the grades have now at 

 their disposal the Gary science tests published by the General 

 Education Board, 6i Broadway, New York, N. Y., with reports on 

 the tests given at Gary by O. W. Caldwell, which may serve as the 

 basis for comparison with the science instructions in other schools. 



The attempt was recently made to try out some of these tests 

 used at Gary in the elementary school in the School of Education 

 for the purpose of making such comparisons. Tests Numbers 5,7, 

 and 9 of the Gary series were given in the seventh grade of the 

 elementary school. While the ntimber of pupils involved in the 

 tests given at Gary were not ntunerous enough to standardize the 

 tests, and while the ntimber of pupils in the seventh grade of the 

 Elementary School was not great enough to reach more than tenta- 

 tive conclusions, the results are nevertheless interesting and point 

 the way to similar comparisons that may be profitably made in 

 other schools. 



Test No. 5 — 1 1 possible points 



7th and 8th grade — Gary 7th grade — School of Education 



76 boys Gary scored 5.6 points 



26 " School of Education 3.8 



92 girls Gary 6. 



24 " School of Education 3.4 



168 boys and girls Gary 5.8 



50 " " " School of Education 3.61 



High School Freshmen at Gary and at the School of Education 



29 boys Gary scored 5.6 points 



43 " School of Education 4.7 



37 girls Gary 5.8 



31 " School of Education 4.8 



66 boys and girls Gary 5.7 



74 " " " School of Education 4.78 



Test No. 7 — 16 possible points 



7th and 8th grades — Gary 7th grade — School of Education 



75 boys Gar>^ scored 3.8 points 

 19 " School of Education 4.3 

 91 girls Gary 3.4 

 26 " School of Education 4.8 



166 boys and girls Gary 3.6 



45 " " " School of Education 4.6 



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