# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S521
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_ the end of our own courses in Latin and German as one would desir

520 Report of Board for Higher Education

distinctive and unique in the modern world. Allo

ur teachers musi
ever remain sound Lutheran, Biblical: theologians.

20. Testing Programs. It is of great importance to secure a m
ure of the student’s mental ability. Hence, the incoming student ‘ij
the high school should be given an intelligence test (Terman, Otis
etc.) to determine his I, Q. The administration of each institution
should be encouraged to conduct these tests annually. ‘

It would be even more desirable to continue participation in the
A.C.E. Annual Psychological Tests for college freshmen to secure
further, perhaps more reliable, measure of student ability and co
parison of the intellectual caliber of the freshmen admitted with those
of hundreds of colleges in the country.

Good reasons may be urged for a system of comprehensive tests.
at the end of the six-year preparatory course. Unfortunately we

The Co-operative Testing Bureau of New York City annually con-
ducts nation-wide tests on the college sophomore level. After some:
years of experience with this program we feel confident that it will
Serve our purposes reasonably well. The General Culture Test, the:
Contemporary Affairs Test, and the English Test are widely used and’
could profitably be continued at all preparatory colleges and th
teachers’ colleges. Annual participation would, provide

sophomores in other colleges. This self-knowledge is an im
portant step in the student’s progress in learning;

(b) the instructor with a similar comparison of the achievemen
of individuals and of the class as a unit. This will lead t¢
critical self-analysis and thus tend to improve instruction;

(c) the administration of the institution with similar knowledg
as a basis for faculty discussion of teaching procedures, cur.
ticulum emphasis, grading practices, etc.; ‘ 7

.(d) the administration of the St. Louis Seminary with a wealth ‘of
objective measures for each entering student. ie

Standard achievement tests with carefully prepared norms are al {
available for Latin and German. As a general measure of achieve-\7
ment at certain levels in these languages they are of great ‘u
Perhaps they do not offer as refined a measure of accomplishment at

They could be , Supplemented by additional tests prepared under
synodical auspices. ' ,

Suitably comprehensive tests in Religion and Greek are not.

the market. They should be Prepared by a group of our own
Professors, ’ :