Pressey, Sidney L. (Sidney Leavitt), 1888-1979

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Emeritus Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University. Prof. Pressey was prominent in the field of educational testing and developed early automated devices for giving and scoring tests. He also worked in the areas of accelerated education for gifted children and gerontology.

From the description of Papers, 1917-1979. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13210072

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referencedIn Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. Robert Mearns Yerkes papers, 1822-1985 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Pressey, Sidney L. (Sidney Leavitt), 1888-1979. Papers, 1917-1979. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Pressey, Sidney L. (Sidney Leavitt), 1888-1979. Papers, 1917-1979. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Harold E. Burtt papers, 1914-1952 Center for the History of Psychology
referencedIn Doll, Edgar A. (Edgar Arnold), b. 1889. Edgar and Geraldine Doll papers, 1915-1972. University of Akron, Bierce Library
referencedIn Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. Papers, 1822-1985 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. Robert Mearns Yerkes papers, 1822-1985 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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Gerontology
Gifted children
Teaching machines
Testing machines
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Birth 1888

Death 1979

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