Testing for Competence Rather Than for Intelligence

Testing for Competence Rather Than for "Intelligence" DAVID C. McCLELLAND Harvard University1 The testing movement in the United States has been a success, if one judges success by the usual American criteria of size, influence, and profit-ability. Intelligence and aptitude tests are used nearly everywhere by schools, colleges, and em-ployers.

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