Classroom problems in the education of gifted children . ference has al-ready been given, this test was also scored by the method of div-iding the per cent of accuracy by the time. The table which fol-lows shows the results as scored by the latter method. 81 TABLE XXV Thorndike * s Reading Scale A. Accuracy Divided by Time Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Score* Control Selected Control Selected 21-50 1 1 31-40 8 1 41-50 5 2 2 51-60 5 3 5 61-70 8 1 5 71-80 4 2 7 2 81-90 6 0 7 0 91-100 3 1 8 0 101-110 2 3 6 1 111-120 2 1 5 1 121-150 1 1 3 1 151-140 5 0 2 2 141-150 1 0 1 1 151-160 0 0 2 1 161-170 0 0 3 2
Classroom problems in the education of gifted children . ference has al-ready been given, this test was also scored by the method of div-iding the per cent of accuracy by the time. The table which fol-lows shows the results as scored by the latter method. 81 TABLE XXV Thorndike * s Reading Scale A. Accuracy Divided by Time Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Score* Control Selected Control Selected 21-50 1 1 31-40 8 1 41-50 5 2 2 51-60 5 3 5 61-70 8 1 5 71-80 4 2 7 2 81-90 6 0 7 0 91-100 3 1 8 0 101-110 2 3 6 1 111-120 2 1 5 1 121-150 1 1 3 1 151-140 5 0 2 2 141-150 1 0 1 1 151-160 0 0 2 1 161-170 0 0 3 2 171-180 0 0 0 0 181-190 0 0 0 1 191-200 0 . 0 1 1 201-210 0 1 1 0 211-220 2 0 221-230 0 0 251-240 1 0 241-250 0 1 251-260 0 0 [261-550] 351-360 0 1 Sum FT 15 Total 66 74 Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Total Control Selected Total Control Selected Median Average Range 26-145 26-256 In order to avoid dejcimal points, these scores have been multi- plied by U. OF (? 8. S. FORM 3 I 82 Thorndikes Scale Alpha 2 was given in all the rooms atabout the middle of February. In scoring the results, only Steps7 to 9, Inclusive, were taken into account. This test was alsoscored in two ways. The class score for the special fifth grade,computed by Thorndikes methods, is , and for the sixth it Thorndikes standard for the fifth grade is 5,7; for thesixth, ; for the seventh, ; and for the eighth, Thespecial fifth grade, therefore, at the time this test was given,had attained an ability in comprehension of paragraphs somewhatabove the standard to be expected of the seventh grade, while thespecial sixth grade was a little higher, though not quite up to theeighth-grade standard. Allowing for the fact that at the time thistest was given these special grades were, by virtue of the work theyhad done and were doing, really at the beginning of the sixth andseventh grades, respective
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