Examiner-led assessment 1920
Dearborn Color, Form & Number-Memory Tests
Color–form A, Color–form B, and Ladders
The assessment
Three original Dearborn subtests combine color-and-shape discrimination, following oral directions, and immediate memory for number sequences. An examiner presents the directions and records the responses.
- Color and form
- Directions
- Number memory
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From the archive
Origins
Walter F. Dearborn developed group examinations for schoolchildren at Harvard. His 1920 series used pictures, marks, and orally presented directions to reach pupils at different school levels. This selection contains Color–form A, Color–form B, and the Ladders number-memory test.
Inside the test
- Color–form A
- Color–form B
- Ladders