Standardization and the Science of Education
In short, standardization is nothing but a systematic effort to deal with educational problems explicitly and in the light of exact information. Whatever may be the limits of exact knowledge in educational matters, it is certain that we ought to secure as much knowledge of this type as possible.
EXERCISES AND READINGS
The exercise which will best serve to supplement this chapter is a series of tests performed on members of the class and worked out by them for purposes of comparison with other standard results. In the appendix of the volume of the Cleveland survey entitled “Measuring the Work of the Public Schools” a full set of standard tests will be found.
S. A. Courtis, 82 Eliot Street, Detroit, Michigan, furnishes tests in various subjects, especially arithmetic.
The following institutions furnish various tests:
College of Education, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City.
Bureau of Measurements and Tests, State Normal School, Emporia, Kansas.
The readings which are most useful in this connection are to be found in current educational periodicals. The student will find the latest scientific studies in such journals as the following:
School Review. Published by The University of Chicago Press. This is a journal dealing chiefly with high schools.
Elementary School Journal. Published by The University of Chicago Press. This contains very full reviews of elementary tests.
Journal of Educational Psychology. Published by Warwick and York, Baltimore, Maryland.
Educational Administration and Supervision. Published by Warwick and York, Baltimore, Maryland.
Educational Review. Published by the Educational Review Publishing Company, Easton, Pennsylvania.
School and Society. Published by The Science Press, New York City.