SHOWING THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN VARIOUS MEASURES OF INTELLIGENCE
-------------------------------------------------------- | 25 | 25 |Juniors|Seniors ----------------------------------------+-------+------- Correlation of psychological tests with | | estimated Intelligence | .70 | .53 Correlation of psychological tests with | | Academic Records | .42 | .57 Correlation of Academic Records with | | estimated Intelligence | .22 | .37 --------------------------------------------------------
The most striking result here is the rather low correlation of the academic records with the other measures of intelligence. The psychological tests agree closely with the results of the estimates by associates. The correlation of the tests with the records is considerably lower, while the correlation of records with estimates is exceedingly low. The full significance of these results will of course depend on the attitude one takes toward the various measures. One who has faith in the value of academic records must of course reject the estimates of associates and be very sceptical of the value of the mental tests. But vocationally the estimates of associates must always have value, since these determine or indicate the reactions of others toward a given individual, and vocational success will depend to a considerable degree on these reactions. The ultimate value of the mental tests is still to be determined; in fact, it was partly in order to aid in their evaluation that these experiments were performed. Inasmuch as the tests and the estimates agree closely, the tests and the records less closely, while the records do not correlate to any marked degree with either of the two other measures, the significance of the academic marks, or their reliability in this instance, must be seriously called into question.
SHOWING THE RELATION BETWEEN JUDICIAL CAPACITY AND (A) ABILITY IN MENTAL TESTS; (B) ACADEMIC RECORDS
------------------------------------------------------------- |Correlation of Judicial|Correlation of Judicial Trait | Capacity and Ability | Capacity and Academic | in Mental Tests | Records -------------+-----------------------+----------------------- Neatness | .05 | .09 Intelligence | .55 | .26 Humor | .48 | -.02 Conceit | .20 | .09 Beauty | .15 | .14 Vulgarity | .18 | .14 Snobbishness | .20 | -.02 Refinement | .15 | .25 Sociability | .26 | .03 -------------------------------------------------------------