Mr. Burt and the Intelligence Tests.

INTELLIGENCE tests; BURT, Cyril; ACADEMIC achievement; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; LEARNING ability; PSYCHOLOGICAL techniques; ABILITY testing; EFFECTIVE teaching

Focuses on mental testing in the U.S. with emphasis on the revaluation of these tests by Cyril Burt, psychologist in the Education Officer's Department of the London County Council. Reference to the book "Mental and Scholastic Tests"; Discussion of the relation between mental ability and educational attainments; Conclusion that of the gross result of the tests, one-ninth is attributable to age, one-third to intellectual development, and over one half to school attainment.