Word: adjustment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Although there is some disagreement among psychologists," the speaker stated, "the general opinion is that intelligence is the ability of the individual to adjust himself to new situations. Our present tests stress too much language ability and specific knowledge, and give a large advantage to those accustomed to the use of paper and pencil. We have not yet any means of measuring morals, will, conscientiousness, carefulness, confidence, and other such valuable characteristics. Too much should not be expected of the tests at the present time. It is in fact a wonder that so much has been accomplished in so short...
...well-running English machine has been our tutorial model from the start. Our representatives, by going to work as eggs in the original machine, will become adjusted to its workings and bring back first-hand knowledge of how it operates. At the same time, English mechanics will be here to help adjust our own makeshift contraption...
...cannot classify children properly, select the gifted or the deficient for special treatment, deal with individuals of unusual traits, adjust our teaching or our schools to the various levels of development, or handle our human material with maximum effectiveness at all, unless we can become more certain in our judgements concerning individual cases," says Professor W. F. Dearborn, who is in charge of the project, in a report outlining its scope. We ought to be able to study any given child as an individual in the light of comprehensive knowledge of individual growth...
...Must Adjust Affairs of World...
This scarcity of labor may cause serious inconvenience for a time, but it is bound to adjust itself...