VIII

INDIVIDUAL REACTIONS TO HEALY-FERNALD

TESTS

The following seven tables show the individual data of the children of the private school to those tests which involve qualitative types of reaction.

The first column to the left shows the individual number of the child when the data were recorded from the original notes. The next column records age; the third grade, and the following columns the type of reaction to each test.

TABLE XXXVII

Reaction of Kindergarten Children to Healy-Fernald Tests

Test III.

Chance, Learning +
Tr. and Er., Learning +
Tr. and Er., Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Planned

Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Tr. and Er., Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Planned
Planned

Tr. and Er., Learning +
Tr. and Er., Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Tr. and Er., Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +
Planned

Chance, Learning +
Planned

Chance, Learning +
Chance, Learning +

Test IV
Chance, Readjustment
Chance, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment
Planned, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Tr. and Er., Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment
Tr. and Er., Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Tr. and Er., Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment
Planned, Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment +
Tr. and Er., Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Chance, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Planned, Readjustment +
Tr. and Er., Readjustment +

+Method for second attempt, Trial and Error. * Made errors, but method planned.

TABLE XXXVIII

Reaction of First Grade Children to Healy-Fernald Tests

TABLE XL

Reaction of Third Grade Children to Healy-Fernald Tests

IX

SUMMARY OF STANDARDIZATION OF HEALY

FERNALD TESTS

From the tables and discussions above may be summarized the reaction to be expected of children of different ages to each

test.

Test I. Introductory Puzzle.-Accomplished by children of kindergarten age or experience. Eighty-nine per cent make less than five errors in performing the test exclusive of the triangle. Triangle constitutes a learning test.

Test II. Special Picture Puzzle.-At the age of 9-6 to 10-6 accomplished by 75 per cent with not more than two errors. Test III. Construction Puzzle A.-At the age of 10-6, 90 per cent do the test by the planned method. Under the age of 8-6 is done by a large percentage by chance. Constitutes a learning test for children of kindergarten age.

Test IV. Construction Puzzle B.-At the age of 8-6 to 9-6, 65 per cent of the children do the test by the planned method. Constitutes a learning test and a test of readjustment of an already learned content to fit an altered situation for children of kindergarten age.

Test V. Puzzle Box.-At the age of 10-6 to 11-6 the test is performed by the planned method by 72 per cent of the children tested.

Test IX. Cross Line Test A.-Performed by 75 per cent of children of first grade experience (so graded because of necessity of accomplishment of writing numbers)—with not more than two trials.

Test X. Cross Line Test B.-Performed by 69 per cent of children of second grade with not more than two trials. Performed by 65 per cent of children of first grade with not more than three trials.

Test XI. Code Test.-The reasoning step is performed by