There is a general belief that the Herring-Binet is an excellent alternate for the Stanford-Binet. The early statement by Herring that "We are bound to interpret the Pearson r of .991 as meaning that there is very little to choose between the Stanford-Binet and the Herring-Binet as far as reliability and validity are concerned," 1 seems to have been accepted at its face value. The Herring test, using the Stanford as its criterion and composed of very similar material, would appear, without critical examination, to be wholly satisfactory as a substitute for the Stanford in all cases. This paper is concerned with its value as a measuring instrument in work with gifted children.
MARKED DIFFERENCES IN IQEighty children, between the ages of seven and twelve, selected at various times, from various sources, on preliminary indications of brightness, were found to have IQ's on the Stanford-Binet ranging from 133 to 190, with a mean at 150.4. These children were retested with the Herring with rather startling results. A constant difference of -17.2 points in IQ was found for the group. 2 Following up these findings, fifty-two of the eighty-six subjects above mentioned were 1 Herring, J. P.: "Herring Revision of the Binet-Simon Tests and Verbal and Abstract Elements in Intelligence Examinations." World Book Co., Yonkers, 1924, p. 13. 1 In this discussion a minus sign is used to indicate that the Herring score is less than the Stanford, and a plus sign that it is more than the Stanford. 1The Journal of Educational Psychology CUMULATIVE FREOUENCV FIG. 1.-Showing the comparative rating of a group of 80 gifted children on the Stanford-Binet and Herring-Binet. S-Bi H-Bi N = 80 80 M = 150.4 ± .96 133.5 + .94
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