16 Questions
Which form of examination was the earliest according to the historical background?
Oral questioning
Who is believed to be the first people to utilize written examination to measure one's ability?
Chinese
When did the Chinese use written examination in selecting public officials?
220 B.C.
Who advocated that teachers should observe differences in ability and aptitude of persons they teach?
Quintilian
Where were the first tests in schools used by 1219 A.D.?
Italy
Who introduced written examination to Boston schools in 1845?
Horace Mann
Who is regarded as the Father of Educational Measurement?
Thorndike
Who devised the first standardized achievement test in arithmetic reasoning?
S.A. Curtis
Who is responsible for the extension of achievement testing to intangible outcomes like attitudes and interests?
Ralph Q. Tyler
Who made a study of individual differences and investigated mental differences in persons in his work 'Hereditary Genius'?
Francis Galton
Who devised the first individual intelligence test to find out the mental ability of retarded children requiring special guidance?
Alfred Binet
Who wrote the first book in educational and mental measurement called 'Mental and Social Measurements'?
Thorndike
Who is known as the 'Father of Mental Testing'?
J.M. Cattell
'Hereditary Genius' is a study by which scientist?
Francis Galton
Who originated the questionnaire method and the theory of eugenics?
Francis Galton
Who is credited with developing standards and simple tests for judging mental levels of three-year-old children?
Dr. Choille
Explore the historical development of testing, assessment, measurement, and evaluation with a focus on early forms of examination such as oral questioning and written quizzes. Delve into the evolution of measurement before 1800 and the use of orals for thesis and the Socratic method.
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