Howard Andrew Knox : pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island /

Howard Andrew Knox (1885-1949) served as assistant surgeon at Ellis Island during the 1910s, administering a range of verbal and nonverbal tests for the mental capacity of potential immigrants. An early proponent of nonverbal intelligence testing (largely through the use of formboards and picture pu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richardson, John T. E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Knox, Howard Andrew, > 1885-1949.
Knox, Howard Andrew, > 1885-1949
Geschichte 1910-1930.
Nonverbal intelligence tests > United States.
Physicians.
Physicians
Intelligence Tests > history
Intelligence > Tests non verbaux > États-Unis.
Médecins.
physicians.
PSYCHOLOGY > Assessment, Testing & Measurement.
PSYCHOLOGY > Experimental Psychology.
Nonverbal intelligence tests
United States
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Howard Andrew Knox (1885-1949) served as assistant surgeon at Ellis Island during the 1910s, administering a range of verbal and nonverbal tests for the mental capacity of potential immigrants. An early proponent of nonverbal intelligence testing (largely through the use of formboards and picture puzzles), Knox developed an evaluative approach that informs the techniques of practitioners and researchers today. Whether adapted to measure intelligence and performance in children, military recruits, neurological and psychiatric patients, or the average job applicant, Knox's pioneering method.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxii, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0231512112
9780231512114
1281948624
9781281948625
9786613792860
6613792861

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