Psychological Test, Gates Primary Reading Test. Type 1. Word Recognition. Form 1
Psychological Test, Gates Primary Reading Test. Type 1. Word Recognition. Form 1
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- Arthur I. Gates (1890-1972) obtained his Bachelor of Law (1914) and his M.A. (1915) from the University of California at Berkeley and his PhD. from Columbia University (1917). He spent the rest of his career on the faculty of Teachers College at Columbia, putting special emphasis on the study of reading and language arts. Teachers College published his tests. Gates not only was the author of reading tests at several levels but of textbooks and basal readers.
- Gates divided his test into three “types” of skills. Type 1, tested here, is word recognition. This form of the exam, which was designed for primary students (grades 1 and 2), was copyrighted in 1926 and filled out in 1938. It is Form 1 of this test.
- Compare 1990.0034.074, 1990.0034.075, 1990.0034.076, 1990.0034.077, 1990.0034.078, 1990.0034.079, 1990.0034.092, and 1990.0034.093.
- References:
- American Psychological Association, 1962 Directory, ed. James Q. Holsopple, Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1962, p. 244.
- MacGinitie, Walter, “The Contribution of Arthur I. Gates,” Conference of the International Reading Association, St. Louis, 1981. This is online at a site known as yumpu.com, accessed April 20, 2020.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Psychological Test
- date made
- 1926
- maker
- Gates, A. I.
- publisher
- Columbia University. Teachers College
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall:.1 cm x 21.5 cm x 28 cm; 1/32 in x 8 15/32 in x 11 1/32 in
- ID Number
- 1990.0034.078
- accession number
- 1990.0034
- catalog number
- 1990.0034.078
- Credit Line
- Gift of Samuel Kavruck
- subject
- Mathematics
- Psychological Tests
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
