Abstract
THE period covered by this REVIEW has seen a steady development of testing in education as well as in government, business, and industry. Carter reviewed research on essentially this topic in February 1947. The experience with tests during the war, the establishment of many Veterans Administration Guidance Centers, and the improved tests published during the period have all stimulated the wider use of tests. While the type of tests which appeared during this period is not radically new, the reports of research lead to the impression that better use is being made of old tests and that the newer tests reflect the experiences of educational personnel workers and of psychologists in business, industry, and the armed services. A new and comprehensive account of and other tests of value in vocational counseling was published by Super (47). The term aptitude test is still being used in a variety of ways. In general it appears that the term is being applied primarily to tests which measure abilities or accomplishments which are not the direct result of specific environmental experiences and which are used to predict success at some future time (44). In effect this is the definition which was followed in selecting the materials to be included in this REVIEW. So-called intelligence and educational achievement tests and personality and interest inventories are excluded on the basis of this definition.
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