Intelligence was believed to he a fixed entity, some faculty of the mind that we all possess and which determines in some way the extent of our achievements. Its value therefore, was as a predictor of children’s future learning. If they differed markedly in their ability to learn complex tasks, then it was clearly necessary to educate them differently and the need for different types of school and even different ability groups within school was obvious. Intelligence tests could be used for streaming children according to ability at an early age ; and atll these tests were superior to measurements of attainment for selecting children for different types of secondary education. Intelligence tests are useful for
A. grouping children according to ability at an early age. B. educating children in different ways. C. measuring children’s academic attainment. D. selecting children for special secondary education.