A validation study of the Rotter incomplete sentences blank, high school form

Thesis (M.A., Psychology)--California State University, Sacramento, 1957.It has become increasingly understood and accepted in recent years that education must concern itself with the development of the whole child. One of the most important functions of the schools, it is agreed, is guiding youth in the development of well-balanced, healthy personalities. There is a need for an efficient and economical personality test to aid school personnel in appraising the adjustment of pupils and discerning their individual needs and problems, so that these pupils can be given the most effective guidance. It is the purpose of this study to determine the validity and probable utility of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank, High School Form, in differentiating maladjusted from well-adjusted pupils in a junior high school population.The junior high school plan has been adopted in Sacramento, as in many other cities, to administer to the particular needs of children during the early adolescent years of 11 to 16 approximately. Most elementary schools do not have special counseling personnel, so that the junior high school is the first stage in the general school system in which counselors' services are provided to help pupils achieve satisfactory adjustment. This, then, is the earliest time when it is feasible to identify maladjusted youngsters, so that the counselors can give them the help and guidance they need. If the Rotter ISB should prove to do this efficiently, it could serve as a valuable tool for the counselors. It is a short test that requires only about thirty minutes to administer to a large group. The scoring system is fairly simple and objective, and counselors could become proficient in using it without extensive special trainingPsycholog