The method which the Army pursued is adaptable for any private enterprise. The work done under the direction of the Army General Staff in analyzing the essentials of nearly seven hundred trades and subdivisions of trades and in preparing tests for a large proportion of these was pioneer work, the results of which, in the shape of the tests themselves, while not issued for general distribution, are available as a time-saving guide to those who are interested in the building and application of trade tests.
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
Intelligence Ratings in the Army
Reprinted from The Personnel Manual
(Vol. II of The Personnel System of the United States Army)
Purpose of the Intelligence Tests.—Under the direction of the Division of Psychology, Medical Department, and in accordance with provisions of General Order No. 74, mental tests are given all recruits during the two-weeks detention period. These tests provide an immediate and reasonably dependable classification of the men according to general intelligence. Their specific purposes are to aid:—
(1) In the discovery of men whose superior intelligence suggests their consideration for advancement;
(2) In the prompt selection and assignment to Development Battalions of men who are so inferior mentally that they are suited only for selected assignments;
(3) In forming organizations of uniform mental strength where such uniformity is desired;
(4) In forming organizations of superior mental strength where such superiority is demanded by the nature of the work to be performed;