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.
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