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Mental ages
of children
deemed
suitable
for M.D.
special
schools.
Dr. Shrubsall has analysed the mental ages of children examined and deemed
capable of deriving benefit from instruction in a Special (M.D.) School:—
Chronological age
Mental age.
Total.
Mean
mental
age.
Annual
gain.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
7
12
103
145
53
2
315
4-8
—
8
2
59
232
344
78
2
—
—
—
—
717
5-6
0-8
9
—
6
60
269
259
34
—
—
—
—
628
6-4
0-8
10
—
2
22
46
135
78
4
—
—
—
287
7 0
0-6
11
—
—
4
21
44
59
12
1
—
—
141
7-4
0-4
12
—
—
4
6
29
34
14
3
—
—
90
7-6
0-2
13
—
—
1
5
18
30
20
2
—
—
76
7-9
0-3
14
—
—
—
—
24
51
88
54
—
—
217
8-8
0-9
15
—
—
—
—
5
75
149
79
—
—
308
90
0-2
Totals
14
170
468
744
594
363
287
139
—
—
2,779
6-7
—
Mean chronological age
71
7-5
8-0
8-6
9'8
121
14-2
14-5
100
—
Non-verbal Dr. Williams and Dr. Boome have conducted an investigation into some non-
mental verbal tests of mental efficiency to ascertain whether some simple and ready methodefficiency.
could be devised to limit the stress laid on purely verbal ability in the current standardised
tests. There are certain children, e.g., young uneducated deaf, to whom
verbal tests are definitely inapplicable. Some highly-nervous children if at once
confronted with a question which demands an answer—even one so simple as: " What
is a fork ? "—seem unable to make the slightest utterance, whereas after they have
gained confidence, by being successful with a task which makes no demand on speech,
they responded to the ordinary Binet Simon series. For this purpose three tests
have been tried with the assistance of the head and assistant teachers of several
schools.
Male. Female. Total.
(4) Number whose careers have not been traced or who have left the
neighbourhood 20 15 35
(5) No action possible 7 17 24
1,057 884 1,941
1,146 (31 blind, 148 deaf, 967 crippled) cases were notified to the After-Care
Association for blind, deaf, and crippled children, who have furnished the following
information in regard thereto:—
Placed by Placed by
Number employed in— Association, other means. Totals
(1) (a) Industrial or normal occupations 334 242 576
(6) Agricultural or rural occupations — — —
(c) Domestic occupations 4 29 33
(d) Commercial occupations 12 41 53
(e) Blind-alley occupations 8 68 76
(/) Miscellaneous 2 5 7
360 385 745
(2) (a) Who have since died 13
(6) Are known to be incapable by reason of mental or physical defect of undertaking
employment 88
(c) Are in attendance at an institution for further education and training 48
(3) Who have left London or cannot be traced 8
(4) Whose applications have been withdrawn and who refused openings 69
(5) Not yet placed 175
1,146