Author, feeling that too much importance is placed on the results of intelligence tests, offers some possibilities for revision. (MB)

Results offer empirical support to Ilg and Ames's claim that the Gesell battery is an excellent predictor of school readiness. The close similarity of the Piaget and Gesell tests accords well with previous findings that the two tests have much in common. (Authors/MB)

Construct validity of the Columbia Mental Maturity Scale (CMMS) was examined in terms of dimensions derived from conceptual behavior research, namely, abstract or concrete exemplars and an oddity or pairing rule. The CMMS performance of children with normal IQs was superior to that of children with borderline IQs. Implications for the diagnosis of…

The ultimate responsibility for educating all children should be returned to educators, but tressed by the supportive diagnostic and remedial expertise of specialists in child psychology." (Author)

The evidence suggests that parents have great influence upon the behavior of their children, particularly their intellectual and academic achievement, and that programs which teach parents skills in educating their children are effective supplements or alternatives for preschool education." (Author)

Data are presented for 13 mixed-sex junior schools which show different effects of school regime on boys' and girls' attainment in relation to intelligence. (Author)

Authors were invited to comment on the implications for the British teacher of Jensen's article. (Editor/MB)