Howard Andrew Knox : pioneer of intelligence testing at Ellis Island / John T. E. Richardson.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2011], ©2011.

xxxii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Before Ellis Island -- Early years -- Army days -- The context -- Immigration, intelligence, and the public health service -- The measurement of intelligence -- At ellis island -- Developing the ellis island tests -- The ellis island tests -- Popularizing the work at Ellis Island -- Practical issues in intelligence testing -- After Ellis Island -- The legacy -- Developing performance scales -- Borrowing the Ellis Island tests -- What do performance tests measure? -- An appraisal.