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Title:
Howard Andrew Knox : pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island
Author:
Richardson, John T. E.
ISBN:
9780231512114
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxii, 309 pages) : illustrations
Abstract:
Howard Andrew Knox (1885-1949) served as assistant surgeon at Ellis Island during the 1910s, administering a range of verbal and nonverbal tests for the mental capacity of potential immigrants. An early proponent of nonverbal intelligence testing (largely through the use of formboards and picture puzzles), Knox developed an evaluative approach that informs the techniques of practitioners and researchers today. Whether adapted to measure intelligence and performance in children, military recruits, neurological and psychiatric patients, or the average job applicant, Knox's pioneering method.
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