The testing movement in the United States has
been a success, if one judges success by the usual
American criteria of size, influence, and profitability.
Intelligence and aptitude tests are used
nearly everywhere by schools, colleges, and employers.
It is a sign of backwardness not to have
test scores in the school records of children. The
Educational Testing Service alone employs about
2,000 people, annually administers Scholastic Aptitude
Tests to thousands of aspirants to college, and
makes enough money to support a large basic research
operation. Its tests have tremendous power
over the lives of young people by stamping some of
them "qualified" and others "less qualified" for col