Tests for vocational guidance of children thirteen to sixteen,

by Herbert Anderson Toops

Excerpt from Tests for Vocational Guidance of Children Thirteen to SixteenInstitute of Educational Research of Teachers College, Columbia University, to provide tests for use in the vocational guidance of children in their early teens. The particular prob lem was to select or devise tests (i) that would be of value in predicting fitness for various careers, (2) that could be given a) to children in fairly large groups, b) by any intelligent teacher or social worker who would give a reasonable amount of time to training for the work, and 6) within a time limit of three hours; and (3) that could be prepared and scored cheaply.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

159 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1972

About the author

Toops was an expert in standardized testing became involved in data processing, and the psychology department ended up with a free computer because of it, courtesy of IBM.

Toops started his career at OSU as an undergrad, graduating in 1916 with both a B.A. and a B.S. in education. He earned a master’s degree in education the next year, then taught at OSU for a year. After receiving a scholarship to Columbia University, he earned his Ph.D at that university in 1921. After several years working for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Labor, he returned to OSU in 1923 as an assistant professor of psychology. In 1927 he was promoted to professor.

During his 42 years as an educator at Ohio State, Toops became well-known for his work with standardized testing; in fact, he was the creator of the Ohio State Psychological Examination (OSPE), which at one time was given to all incoming freshmen to test their aptitude for college. In his work on standardized testing, he became involved in data processing. According to an obituary published in the Board of Trustees minutes after Toops’ death in 1972, his early involvement in data processing led to IBM giving the Department of Psychology a computer – it was the University’s first.

During his long career at OSU, he supervised 16 doctoral and 20 master’s degree candidates, and published more than 150 articles. He retired in summer 1965 and passed away on August 14, 1972.

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My great-grandfather wrote this, so I figured I should check it out. Great work!