A follow-up study of adults who in the public schools of Lincoln, Nebraska were rated superior in intelligence PDF
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Extensive copying or publication of the thesis in whole or in part requires the written consent of the author or department. This thesis has been used by the foil ot ring person, whose signatures attest their acceptance of the above re strictions. A library which borrows this thesis for use by its patrons is expected to secure the signature of each user. NAME AiE ADDRESS DATE 7 V*— . • // / •«? A-- ■y. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF ADULTS WHO IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA WERE RATED SUPERIOR IN INTELLIGENCE by Francis F. Snyder A DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College in the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Educational Psychology and Measurements Under the Supervision of Dr. W. R. Bailer and Dr. D. A. Worcester Lincoln, Nebraska June, 1951 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: DP13945 U__M I® UMI Microform DP13945 Copyright 2006 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to express sincere gratitude to Dr. W. R. Bailer, Professor of Educational Psychology and Measurements, University of Nebraska, for invaluable assistance in super vision and guidance in the making of this study. Acknovleg- ment is made to the Lincoln Public Schools for the use of records and information, and to Mss Clara M. Slade, School Psychologist, and to Mr. T. H. Goodrich, Director of Pupil Accounting and Research in the Lincoln Public Schools, who supervised the administration of tests and recording of results when the subjects of this study were in school. Special appreciation is expressed to Dr. D. A. Worcester, Chairman, Department of Educational Psychology and Measure ments, University of Nebraska, ’whose advice and counsel nas been particularly helpful in the completion of this study. Grateful acknowledgment is also made to the members of the advisory committee who were especially helpful in making suggestions for the study's development. Personal acknowledgment is made to the author's wife, Clara U. Snyder, and sons, Ted and Jim, for their cooperation and encouragement throughout the completion of the study. ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OP CONTENTS AC KN Gv.' S TABLE OP CONTENTS LIST OP TABLES Chanter Page INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AND RS7IEW 0? THE LITERATURE ...................... 1 The Purpose of the Study .......... X*1 The Probable Values of the Study . . 1 Literature Concerning the Gifted Chil Jo Definition . . . . 9 Identification . . 10 Constancy of the IQ . . . . . 11 Associated Characteristics 13 Role of the School ........ 16 Implications of the Literature 22 TT SELECTION OP SUBJECTS AND PROCEDURES OF THE STUDY......................................23 Selection of the Subjects ........ 23 Procedures of the Study .......... 24 Purther Description of the Subjects 25 IQ Distribution ................ 25 Chronological Age Distribution 26 Present Geographical Location . . 27 Occupational Classification of Pat 29 Occupational Ambitions ........ 31 III FINDINGS OP THE STUDY..........................34 Information Summarized from the Public School Record ........................ 34 Cifcl zenship Ratings ................ 35 Participation in High School Activitle 33 Health Status While in High School . 40 Scholastic Achievement in High School 42 Scholastic Rank in Graduating Class . 45 National Honor Achievement ........ 46 Age of Graduation from High School . 46 College or University Education . . . . 47 Extent of College or University Education ................... 50 ili Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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