"... The Committee on standards and tests of the National council of education presents a series of reports prepared by its own members and by others who have, upon invitation of the committee, been willing to contribute the results of their study or investigation."--Introd.

cont. VI. The application of standard measurements to school administration. [By] D.C. Bliss. VII. A half-year's progress in the achievement of one school system. A. The progress as measured by the Thorndike visual vocabulary test. B. The progress as measured by the Courtis tests, series B. [By] H.G. Childs. VIII. Courtis tests in arithmetic: value to superintendents and teacher. [By] S.A. Courtis. IX. Use of standard tests at Salt Lake City, Utah. [By] E. P. Cubberley. X. Reading. [By] C.H. Judd. XI. Studies by the Bureau of research and efficiency of Kansas City, Mo. [By] George Melcher. XII. The effects of efficiency tests in reading on a city school system. [By] E.E. Oberholtzer. XIII. Investigation of spelling in the schools of Oakland, Cal. [By] J.B. Sears. XIV. Standard tests as aids in the classification and promotion of pupils. [By] Daniel Starch. XV. The use of mental tests in the school. [By] G.M. Whipple.

Editor's preface.

Introduction.

pt. I. Educational scales and units of measurement: I. A measuring scale for physical growth and physiological age. [By] B.T. Baldwin. II. Notes on the derivation of scales in school subjects: with special application to arithmetic. [By] B.R. Buckingham. III. Score card for city school buildings. [By] G.D. Strayer. IV. Completion tests for public-school use. [By] M.R. Trabue.

pt. II. Application of scales and units of measurement in educational supervision and administration. V. Work of the Department of education investigation and measurement, Boston, Mass. [By] F.W. Ballou.

National Education Association of the United States. National Council of Education. Committee on Standards and Tests for Measuring the Efficiency of Schools or Systems of Schools.