Word: test
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...result of the deepened interest in intellectual pursuits must not be overlooked," says Professor Moore. "To do a man's best, according to his ability, in whatever he puts his hand and mind to, is properly reckoned a sure test of character; the slacker and loafer are rightly despised. To stimulate young men to do their best in college is to help them build the character that should result from a college education...
...encourage undergraduates to regard the mastery of some object as a fundamental part of their college careers the degree with distinction "in a subject or related subjects" was established leading directly to the general examinations and the present tutorial system. The general final examina- tions are planned to test intellectual power rather than memory. "In short," says Professor Moore, "the present plan makes for liberal education in the true sense of the word, and gives the faithful student intellectual habits that tend to make him a cultivated, effective, and useful citizen all his life...
...very hard to establish the validity of personality tests, but it is rather easy to establish their reliability. Reliability is the question of whether you can return and repeat the tests and still have a high measure of constancy. The only check by which to determine the validity of a test is the correlation obtained between the test and ratings by associates, and such ratings tend to be unreliable...
...want to add one important word of caution in regard to interpreting the result of these personality tests," said Dr. Allport, discussing the limitations in the application of his tests. "A series of test scores for isolated traits of personality can never be substituted as a wholly adequate representation of the total personality...
Next day, as if in response to Mr. Wilbur's fears, came good news. The battleship Tennessee, in a separate test, had plugged in two attacking airplanes' targets. Mr. Wilbur immediately made the good news public...