What You Should Know About Educational Testing

New York, New York: Public Affairs Committee, 1965. Very good. Light toning.. First edition, presumed first printing of a booklet for parents on standardized testing in schools, published as a part of a series of public health booklets by the Public Affairs Committee, a nonprofit organization dedicated to families and public welfare issues in the United States. Each of the booklet covered social and health issues ranging from sex education to mental health, race in America, and finding employment. This booklet explains why testing is needed, what it measures, and possible flaws and pitfalls of this kind of assessment. Provides a very interesting look into how psychologists and educators worked together to assess children's intelligence and abilities in America at this time. Single vol. (7" by 5"), pp. 28, illus. in original illus. bright green wrps.