Michigan Vocabulary Profile
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9011029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward B Greene (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1938 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 383-389 |
| Publication date | 1938-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.1938.11779721 |
| OpenAlex | W2318322353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
T HE importance of a person's vocabulary has been emphasized by a number of investigators, both in fields of general mental ability and in vocational success. Most of these investigators used general-vocabulary tests which, on inspection, are found to contain few technical words. The tests do contain many words chosen from literature which have little significance in either scientific or commercial fields. Moreover, some of the words chosen are difficult simply because of their rareness, not because of the intrinsic complexity of thoughts expressed. A fairly large number of tests of achievement in special subjects have included lists of technical terms, but none have appeared which systematically sample basic vocabularies in important subject-matter fields, in a reasonably short time, say two hours. A vocabulary profile for the superior adult is desired which will indicate the range of his concepts in fields which are important and independent, and allow more adequate solutions of
Field (mathematics · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Range (aeronautics · Sample (material · Subject (documents · Subject matter · Vocabulary · Vocational education · Computer Science · Education in Diverse Contexts · Engineering · Mathematics · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.01 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1954 - 1954 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |