A group test of intelligence for the deaf

dc.contributor.advisorVan Rensburg, J A Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Jozua Malherbeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-21T07:37:51Z
dc.date.available2016-10-21T07:37:51Z
dc.date.issued1952en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA short survey of previous attempts at providing intelligence tests suitable for the deaf is made, and the most important of these tests are critically examined. It is shown that the few existing group tests for the deaf are quite inadequate and unsatisfactory, a fact which might possibly account for the discrepancy in the findings of different investigators, and in the results of different tests. The need for a better group test of intelligence for the deaf is emphasized and stated as the aim of the present investigation. For such a test to be satisfactory it would have to comply with certain principles, based on a priori considerations and on actual experience and acquaintance with the deaf. These conditions are briefly as follows: The test should presuppose as little acquired knowledge (such as language in any form) as possible; it should be possible to give the necessary instructions by pantomime only; it should fall within the proper range of difficulty; no speed tests should be included; abundant practice material should be provided; subtests should consist of many items; the material should capture and retain the interest of deaf children. Fifteen tests brought together for the purpose of a preliminary selection, are briefly described. The results of the application of these tests to a group of deaf pupils are considered, the merits of the different tests in practice are discussed and the reasons for discarding some of them are given. The ten tests retained were applied to a random sample of twenty percent of all normal children of ages ten, eleven and twelve years in eight schools, together with a criterion test.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDu Toit, J. M. (1952). <i>A group test of intelligence for the deaf</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22246en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDu Toit, Jozua Malherbe. <i>"A group test of intelligence for the deaf."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1952. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22246en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDu Toit, J. 1952. A group test of intelligence for the deaf. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Du Toit, Jozua Malherbe AB - A short survey of previous attempts at providing intelligence tests suitable for the deaf is made, and the most important of these tests are critically examined. It is shown that the few existing group tests for the deaf are quite inadequate and unsatisfactory, a fact which might possibly account for the discrepancy in the findings of different investigators, and in the results of different tests. The need for a better group test of intelligence for the deaf is emphasized and stated as the aim of the present investigation. For such a test to be satisfactory it would have to comply with certain principles, based on a priori considerations and on actual experience and acquaintance with the deaf. These conditions are briefly as follows: The test should presuppose as little acquired knowledge (such as language in any form) as possible; it should be possible to give the necessary instructions by pantomime only; it should fall within the proper range of difficulty; no speed tests should be included; abundant practice material should be provided; subtests should consist of many items; the material should capture and retain the interest of deaf children. Fifteen tests brought together for the purpose of a preliminary selection, are briefly described. The results of the application of these tests to a group of deaf pupils are considered, the merits of the different tests in practice are discussed and the reasons for discarding some of them are given. The ten tests retained were applied to a random sample of twenty percent of all normal children of ages ten, eleven and twelve years in eight schools, together with a criterion test. DA - 1952 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1952 T1 - A group test of intelligence for the deaf TI - A group test of intelligence for the deaf UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22246 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22246
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDu Toit JM. A group test of intelligence for the deaf. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1952 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22246en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherDeafnessen_ZA
dc.titleA group test of intelligence for the deafen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
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