Stenquist Construction Test - Single Series I

Description:

The “Stenquist Construction Test of Mechanical Ability” was devised by John Langdon Stenquist (1885-1952), a PhD student at Columbia University Teachers College, and used to evaluate Army recruits during World War I. This example was used in the Psychology Department at Carnegie-Mellon University.

Ref: John L. Stenquist, Measurements of Mechanical Ability (New York, 1923).

“Dr. Stenquist, Educational Leader, Dies,” [Baltimore] Sun (Nov. 9, 1952), p. 38.

Date Made: ca 1918

Used At: Carnegie-Mellon University

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: World War I

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Military, Science & Mathematics, Modern Medicine and the Great War

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Credit Line: Carnegie-Mellon University. Department of Psychology

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.311913.10Catalog Number: 311913.10Accession Number: 311913

Object Name: psychological test

Physical Description: wood; metal (overall material)Measurements: overall (closed): 2 1/4 in x 24 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 61.595 cm x 13.97 cmoverall (open): 2 in x 24 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 61.595 cm x 13.97 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9fb3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1286185

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