Ability Tests? A Shot in the Dark.

Petrovsky, Arthur V.

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ERIC Number: EJ085222

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1973

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Ability Tests? A Shot in the Dark

Petrovsky, Arthur V.

Prospects, 3, 2, 179-181, Sum 73

Several areas of controversy between Soviet pyschologists and their Western colleagues concerning the usefulness of tests for measurement of mental ability are noted in this article. The author outlines test procedures suggested by Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky. (SM)

Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Theories, Measurement Techniques, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Psychological Testing, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability, Testing Problems

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