Howard Andrew Knox pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island

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ISBN: 0231141688 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780231141680 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780231512114 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0231512112 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 309 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.

General Note:	CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User. CatBulkString:jan.03.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Before Ellis Island -- Early years -- Army days -- The context -- Immigration, intelligence, and the public health service -- The measurement of intelligence -- At ellis island -- Developing the ellis island tests -- The ellis island tests -- Popularizing the work at Ellis Island -- Practical issues in intelligence testing -- After Ellis Island -- The legacy -- Developing performance scales -- Borrowing the Ellis Island tests -- What do performance tests measure? -- An appraisal.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.