The Validity of Art Aptitude Tests on the High School Level

Author

Dorothy Blanch Gibson

Publication Date

Summer 8-7-1950

Abstract

It is the purpose of this study to test the validity of art aptitude tests on the high school level by (1) comparing the interpretation of raw scores with the teacher's grades given to students in the art department; (2) by correlation of the tests between art ability and intelligence measured by intelligence tests; and (3) by correlations of the seven tests used in this study.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Art Education

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

UNM Department of Art and Art History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Alexander Masley

Second Committee Member

B.M. Crawford

Third Committee Member

John Poore

Keywords

Art Education, Art Aptitude Tests, Meier Judgment Test, McAdory Art Test, Knauber Art Ability Test, Varnum Selective Art Aptitude Test, Horn Art Inventory, Graves Design Judgment Test

Recommended Citation

Gibson, Dorothy Blanch. "The Validity of Art Aptitude Tests on the High School Level." (1950). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arth_etds/49