| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/005/5/21 |
| Title | Porteus Maze Test |
| Date | 1950s |
| Extent | 1-Zippa Bag |
| Description | A non-language test of mental ability by S.D. Porteus. Developed by Stanley David Porteus (1883-1972)
Material includes:
10 booklets of Mazes (c 50 copies each) for years III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIXII, XIV and Adult plus a small pocket containing other blank mazes.
Age Range: 3 years through adult
The Porteus Maze Test (Vineland Revision) is a nonverbal test of mental ability. The tests were designed to examine the individual's ability to use planning, patience and mental alertness in a novel, concrete performance task.
As a general rule, the lower the I.Q. of the subject, the greater the diagnostic value of the maze tests. It is of most assistance where diagnosis is most difficult.
The Porteus Maze Test also measures social sufficiency and adaptability. It is one of the few tests to reveal the temperamental defects that interfere with learning, and thus mar achievement.
Publisher: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd |
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| Language | English |
| RelatedRecord | USPTC/01/126 |
| USPTC/01/126 |
| AccessConditions | Restricted Access |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 17: BPS History of Psychology Centre, Leicester |
| Term | Ability |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |