Contents 



Measurement of Arithmetic in Indiana — page 



The Cities which Cooperated 5 



Checking Class Record Sheets 6 



Calculation of City Scores 6 



Calculation of State Scores 7 



Importance of This Method of Calculating City and State Medians 7 



A General Review of 1917 Achievements for 27 Cities 15 



A Superintendent's Use of These Tables 16 



Large Differences in Achievement of Cities Are Shown 16 



Significance of These Differences : 17 



Achievements of Some Cities Not Uniform 18 



Individual Differences 18 



Significance of Individual Differences 24 



Accuracy or Dependability 24 



Indiana 1917 Achievement Compared with 1914 and 1915 



Achievements 26 



Indiana Scores for 1917 Compared with Courtis Standard and 



with Iowa and Kansas Scores 28 



A Study of the Best Five Cities 29 



Comparison of Achievements of Population Groups 35 



Variability 37 



Tables = .8-14, 19-22, 32, 35, 38-39 



