The document discusses the history and development of standardized testing. It notes that Edward Lee Thorndike was an early pioneer in standardized testing, developing objective tests in spelling, arithmetic, and language in the 1890s. It also mentions Alfred Binet, a French psychologist who began developing a standardized test of intelligence in 1905 that would later be incorporated into the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. Finally, it briefly describes several other important figures in the development of standardized testing and psychological assessment, including William Stern, Francis Galton, Louis L. Thurstone, and Hermann Rorschach.
The document discusses the history and development of standardized testing. It notes that Edward Lee Thorndike was an early pioneer in standardized testing, developing objective tests in spelling, arithmetic, and language in the 1890s. It also mentions Alfred Binet, a French psychologist who began developing a standardized test of intelligence in 1905 that would later be incorporated into the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. Finally, it briefly describes several other important figures in the development of standardized testing and psychological assessment, including William Stern, Francis Galton, Louis L. Thurstone, and Hermann Rorschach.