This 1913 paper examines the use of psychological tests in selecting applicants who are best fitted to perform work for positions in certain occupations and industries. Also studied is the possibility of using psychological tests for the purpose of selecting fitting vocations for people.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
Published in 1910, this book presents the essential features and a brief history of the open-air school, a new type of schooling held almost entirely in the open air, with education focusing on outdoor life.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This article, published in the Journal of Education in 1909, argues for more research in regards to the proportion of children who enter schools in relation to how many complete the elementary course. It proposes diligent study on the number of new pupils entering public schools to better facilitate educational administrators.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
A 1911 survey of state legislation requiring medical inspections for schools and institutions.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
During 1914 and the earlier months of 1915, the Division of Education of the Russell Sage Foundation conducted a study of spelling among school children with the object of developing a scale for measuring attainment in the spelling of common words. This pamphlet describes the investigation and the scale it produced.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This paper, published in 1912, analyzes the argument that the effectiveness of a school and its teachers must be measured in terms of the results secured by the school. It looks at how applied science may avail to better educational practices, similar to industrial activity.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
Laggards in Our Schools presents the findings of a 1907 study on disabled children and the effects of education on their early years. The study analyzed the specifics of the children’s’ conditions and what factors caused them to drop behind in school, as well as to what extent attendance, homework, and other methods affected progress.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
Published in 1920, this report presents an index for measuring the effectiveness of state school systems by the amount of education received by the children and the expenditures made to purchase this education. The purpose of the index is to make it possible for state school systems to measure their progress from year to year and to compare their attainments with those of their neighbors.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
Published in 1913, The Effect of Promotion Rates on School Efficiency presents findings that illustrate the great importance of small differences in promotion rates in education, particularly the degree to which children are trained in habits of success and failure.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This pamphlet explores constant occupations, occupations which offer opportunities for employment to a number of workers in a variety of areas, rather than site-specific, less constant, or variable occupations, and their implications on vocational education.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
