The fiscal problem in Missouri

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Identifikator:: 1833271335

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-230042

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The fiscal problem in Missouri

Place of publication:: New York

Publisher:: National Industrial Conference Board, Inc.

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: xvi, 359 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. Public school finance

Collection:: Economics Books

io8 EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGY specific group of fundamental requirements such as those outlined above. Each one represented a set of specifica tions drawn up for the purpose of guiding the employment office and especially the psychological examiner, in select ing the proper candidate for the proper place. From this point on, tests were developed and applied to meet these specifications. Some of these tests are given in the Appendix under titles which, in the light of this analysis, will immediately suggest their use. The filing tests, for instance, correspond to the kinds of filing desig nated in the descriptive form. Topical filing is one of the common kinds of office work. Letters have to be filed according to the subjects with which they are concerned, and to determine what these subjects are is a task which requires a certain kind of intelligence or analytical ability- The topical filing tests, one simple and the other more difficult, are calculated to test this ability. Alphabetical filing is a still more common task and requires ability of a very different nature. It requires a certain kind of mechanical precision rather than analytical powers. The alphabetical filing test is calculated to give an index to this ability. A still better test for this purpose is to give the subject a file box, with a certain number of cards con taining names. The subject is requested to file these cards under the proper letters. Other tests are designed to detect other fundamental abilities. Such tests are being found or developed from time to time. The specifications just mentioned are standard speci fications for standard kinds of work. However, it fre quently happens that clerical positions are to be filled for which the standard specifications at hand are not ade quate. For instance, a stenographer may be desired who shall possess, in addition to stenographic ability, ability

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