Item #2621 The Thorndike Scale for Handwriting of Children (American Penmanship, Pedagogy). Edward L. Thorndike.

The Thorndike Scale for Handwriting of Children (American Penmanship, Pedagogy)

New York, NY: Bureau of Publications - Teachers College, Columbia University, 1912. Broadside. From his 1910 monograph entitled "Handwriting", Thorndike made yet another "Major Contribution" for having "Constructed a scale to measure children's handwriting (1910)" which lead to developing "... the logic underlying the test (CAVD) predicting elements of test design that eventually became the foundation of modern intelligence tests." intelltheory dot com. Broadside scale printed in black ink onto cream colored, watermarked ("TOSCA / LINEN LEDGER") paper, measuring 22 inches tall x 24 inches wide. Fold lines and minor creases from original mailing, else fine and unmarked. Fine. Item #2621

A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Thorndike as the ninth most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Thorndike's 1910 monograph "Handwriting" is very uncommon, as is this 1912 broadside.

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