TY - BOOK AU - McIntosh,Douglas M. TI - Educational guidance and the pool of ability U1 - 371.4 PY - 1959/// CY - London PB - University of London Press KW - Educational counseling KW - Education KW - Counseling in elementary education N1 - Includes index; I THE INQUIRY -- II THE PROMOTION GROUP -- III THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE TEST BATTERY -- IV THE WISHES OF THE PARENTS -- V TEACHERS' ESTIMATES -- VI THE TESTS -- VII ABLE LEAVERS -- VIII LEAVING CERTIFICATE ATTAINMENT -- IX REALLOCATION -- X THE PASS MARK -- XI THE POOL OF ABILITY XII BRIEF SUMMARY AND MAIN CONCLUSIONS N2 - It has been apparent in recent years that in modern industrialised societies there is a shortage of highly-educated manpower; if that man power is to be used to the best possible advantage, it is essential that an estimate of the size of the nation's "pool of ability" be known. Dr McIntosh's book gives an account of an attempt to estimate the size of the pool of ability by scientifically-conducted research ER -