Analysis of Relationships Between Language Mental Ability and Nonlanguage Mental Ability and Certain Measurable Intellectual Capacities, Scholastic Achievements, And Personal Qualities of Out-Of-School Negro Youth.

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by  Queen, Evangeline Marie Palmer

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ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
LANGUAGE MENTAL ABILITY AND NON-LANGUAGE MENTAL ABILITY
AND CERTAIN MEASURABLE INTELLECTUAL CAPACITIES,
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AND PERSONAL QUALITIES
OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL NEGRO YOUTH
EVANGELINE PALMER QUEEN
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy in the 8chool of Eduoation of
New York University
1951
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The writer expresses deep indebtedness end
appreciation to Professor Charles E. Skinner,
Committee Chairman, for his constant guidance and
generous cooperation in numerous ways; to Associate
Professors Helen Reynolds and Louise Antz, members
of the Committee, for their constructive criticism
and valuable advice; to Mrs* B. E. Mays, former
N. Y. A. Director, for her helpful assistance in
securing the subjects and permission to use the
data; to Dr. John H. Smith, Instructor, who gave
valuable suggestions for treating the data; to
Sister Anne Cawley, O.S.B., Sister Helen Sullivan,
O.S.B., and Miss Elizabeth Peters for the editing
of the manuscript; and to her mother and her husband
for their constant vigilance and encouragement wnleh
spurred her on to a completion of the present study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMS.
Acknowledgments 11
List of Tables • • • . .................. v
List of Figures ..................... . . . . • x
CHAPTER
I. THE PROBLEM.................................... 1
Hypothesis
Delimitations
Assumptions
Definitions of Terms
II. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE..................... 6
III. METHODS AND PROCEDURES....................... 53
The Ewaluating Materials
The Subjects
The Data
IV. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA
Characteristics of the Population
A. Reliability of tne Sample . . . . . 71
B. Mental Abilities ................. 74
C. Mechanical Aptitude • .............* 93
D. Scholastic Attainments . • • • • . . 100
E. Personality and Emotional Adjustment 115
F. Vocational Interest . .......... 141
V. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA
Relationships Between Measured characteristics
of the Population 144
VI. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA
Significant Differences in Relationships of
Language and &on~Language Mental Ability with
Other Measured Characteristics . . . . . . . 171
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TABLE OF C0NTENT8
CHAPTER
VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS........
Summary
conclusions
Limitations of the conclusions
Implications for Education
Suggestions for FurthexJlesearch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
LIST or TABUS
taSflnSk «SB» ASfiSSaCSK
TARLi Pag#
I. RELIABILITY COEFf ICIENTS OK THE C LIFORHIA S-FCRM
TEST CP MENTAL MATURITY, COMPUTED BY THE SPLIT-
HAIL METHCD AND CORRECTED BY THE SPEARMAN-BROWN
PROPHECY FORMULA................................... 65
II. CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS BETWEEN ODD AND EVEN SCCRES
ON THE MYERS-EUCH HIGH SCHCOL PROGRESS TEST AND
RELIABILITY COEFFJCIEKTS ESTIi/RIED BY MEANS OF THE
SPE/RMAN-BRCWN PROPHECY P CRMULA..................... 58
III. RELIABILITY COEFFICIENTS ON THE PE CLEESE IVE KEADBiG
TLPTa, ADVANCED, COMMUTED BY THE SPLIT-HALF METHOD
AND CORRECTED BY THE SPEARMAN-BRCWN PROPHECY
FORMULA . . . . ................................. 60
IV. RELIABILITY COEFFICIENTS OF THE PERSONALITY QUOTIENT
TEST, CCNrTJTLD BY 1 ill SPLIT-HALF METHOD AND CCfi-
hACTED BY THE 8PEARMAN-BRCWN PROPHECY FORMULA . . 6B
V. RELIABILITY OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATISTICAL
CONSTANTS OF THE TWO &.MPLE3 DK/WN AT HAND CM FRCM
THE HEGhO N. Y. A. POPULATION IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, MARCH /-.HD JULY, IS40, PESPECIIVLLY . . 7£
VI. MEANS, STANDARD DEVIATIONS, AND SUBTEST 3MTER-
C CREEL AT IONS ATTAINED BY A GROUP CF 888 N. Y. A.
ENHOLLEES CN THE C,.L.U (IONIA TEST OF MENTAL MATURITY,
8-FORM............................................ 78
VII. MEANS, STANDARD DEVIATIONS, AND SUETEST INTER-
COKJiELiJICaS ATTAINED BY A GROUP CF £££ MALE N.Y.A.
LimVLLEES <M THE CALIFORNIA TEST OF MENTAL MATURITY,
8-FORM............................................ 79
VIII. MEANS, STANDARD DEVIATIONS, AND SUBTEST INTEK-
C CRUELAT IONS ATTAINED BY A ORCUP CP 666 FEMALE
N. Y. A. ENROL LEES ON THE C«LIiORJJlA TEST CF MENTAL
MATURITY, 8-FORM.............................. 80
IX. LEVELS CF MENTAL ABILITY BY GRADE LEVEL CP LEAVING
SCHOOL............................................ 84
X. ANALYSIS CF VARIANCE CP MENTAL ABILITY TEST SCORES 86
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XI. MENTAL ABILITX LEVELS BY GRADE LEVEL OF LEAVING
SCHOOL.................................... 67
XII. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LANGUAGE
AMD NON-LANGUAGE MENTAL ABILITX SCORES CF 666
X. X. A* EBRGLLEES OH THE CALIFORNIA S-FCRM TEST
OF MENTAL MATURITX.............................. 86
XIII. SEX DIFFERENCES III MENTAL ABILITX LEVELS OF 688
N. X. A. ENROLLEES AS SHOWN 08 THE CALIFORNIA 3-
FORM TEST CFM ENTAL MATURITY...................... 90
XXV. MEANS AMD STANDARD DEVIATIONS ATTAINED BX A GROUP
OF 19£ N. X. A. ENROLLEES OH THE DETROIT MECHANICAL
APTITUDES EXAMINATION, FORM A ................ 94
XV. TEST CF SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANS OF
MALE AMD FEMALE ENROLLEES ON THE TCTAL SCORE AND
SUB-TESTS OF THE DETROIT MECHANICAL APTITUDES
EXAMINATION, FORM A ........................... 96
XVI. MEANS AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS ATTAINED BX A GROUP
OF SOI N. X. A. ENROLLEES ON THE GRAX-VOTAW GENERAL
ACHIEVEMENT TEST, FORM M . . . ................. 101
XVII. TEST GF SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEANS
CF KNOWLEDGE AND TOOL SUBJECTS ATTAINED IX 601
N. X. A. ENROLLEES ON THE GRAY-VOTAW GENERAL ACHIEVE­
MENT TEST8, FORM M . ......................... 103
XVIII. TEST OF SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEANS
OF SCORES OBTAINED ON THE GRAX-VOTAW GENERAL
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS BX SOI MALE AMD FEMALE N. X. A,
ENROLLEES ON THE BASIS CF S E X ................. 104
XIX. TEST CF THE HCMCGENEITX CF VARIANCE IN THE SCORES
OF 801 MALE AND FEMALE N. X. A. ENROLLEES ON THE
KNOWLEDGE AND TOOL 8UBJSCTS SUBTESTS GF THE GRAX-
VOTAW GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, FORM M ........ 106
XX. MEANS AID STANDARD DEVIATIONS ATTAINED BX A GROUP
GF 164 N. X. A. ENROLLEES ON THE MX1RS-RUCH HIGH
SCHOOL PROuRISS TEST, FORM ........... 107
XXI. TEST OF SIGNIFICANCE CF THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANS OF
SCORES OBTAINED BX 134 MALE AMD FEMALE N. X. A.
ENROLLEES ON THE MXXRS-RUCH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESS
TEST, FORM A ............. 107
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LIST TABLES UeatltttMd)
m i , TEST qp THE HOMOGENEITY Of VARIANCE IN THE SCORES
or 134 HALE AND FEMALE N. I. A, ENROLLEES ON THE
MYERS*RUCH HIGH SCHOOL PROGRESS TEST, FORM A • • • 108
mil.
MEANS AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS ATTAINED BT A GROUP
CM 517 I. Y. A. ENROLLEES CM THE PROGRESSIVE
READING TEST, ADVANCED, FORM A ........... U O
XXIV. TEST CF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MEANS OF THE VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION SUBTESTS
ATTAINED BY 617 N. I. A. ENROLLEES 01 THE PROGRESS*
IVE READING TEST, ADVANCED, FORM A . . . . . . . . Il£
XXV. TEST OF THE HOMOGENEITY CF VARIANCE IN THE SCORES OF
517 MALE AND FEMALE N. Y. A. ENROLLEES ON THE PRO­
GRESSIVE READING TEST, ADVANCED, FORM A . . . . . 118
XXVI. MEANS AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS ATTAINED BY A GROUP
OF 379 N. Y. A. ENROLLEES ON THE LINK PERSONALITY
QUOTIENT T E S T ............... US
XXVII. SIGNIFICANCE CF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE MEANS ATTAINED
BY £79 MALE AND FEMALE N. Y. A. ENROLLEES ON THE
LINK PERSONALITY QUOTIENT TEST................... 117
XXVIII. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DLVIAT108 FRCM THE NORMS OF THE
MEANS ATTAINED BY 109 MALE N. Y. A. ENROLLEES ON
THE LINK PERSONALITY QUOTIENT TEST............... US
XXIX. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEVIATION FRCM THE NORMS OF THE
MEANS ATTAINED BY 170 FEMALE N. Y. A. ENROLLEES ON
THE LINK PERSONALITY QUOTIENT TEST................119
XXX. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEVIATION FRCM THE NORMS GF THE
MEANS ATTAINED BY THE TOTAL CROUP CF £79 MALE AND
FEMALE N. Y. A. ENROLLEES OS THE LINK PERSONALITY
QUOTIENT TEST ......................... 180
XXXI, SIGNIFICANCE CF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE DEVIATIONS
FRCM THE NORMS GF THE MEANS ATTAINED BY £79 MALE
AND FEMALE N. Y. A. ENROLLEES ON THE LINK PERSON*
ALITY QUOTIENT T E S T .............................181
XXXII. ANALYSIS GF VARIANCE OF PERSONALITY QUOTIENT (P.Q.)
SCORES OF N. Y. A. GROUPS SUBDIVIDED ON THE BASIS
OF DRCP-OUT SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL ................. 1£3
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