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PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES of HFD
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES of HFD
Psychometric Properties:
Reliability:
Inter rater reliability:
The reliability of scoring HFD for developmental items and for emotional indicators was
determined with the aid of qualified psychologist. The other psychologist and the writer
scored independently of each other the HFDs of 10 randomly selected second grade pupils
and of 15 children referred' to the school psychologist because of learning and behavioral
problems. The 25 protocols were checked for the presence of 30 developmental items and
30 emotional indicators. The 2 examiners checked a total of 467 different items for all
drawings of these 444 or 95 percent of items scored were checked by both psychologists
whereas 23 items or 5 percent were scored by only 1 or the other of the investigators.
The average number of items scored for each of the drawing was 19.on 10 of the
HFDs,there was a perfect agreement as to the scoring ,while 15 of the HFDs ,the 2
examiners differed by one or two points only.
Validity (Goodenough)
A great correlation exists between test score and grade placement. A study of promotions made
during a tree-semester period by 162 children who had been tested in the first grade shows that
test has distinct value in predicting future school success.
In a study it was judged whether tests contribute anything to a prognosis of school success or not.
A group of 286 fourth and fifth grade children were given Army Alpha, the Drawing test and
Form B of the Trabue Completion. Teacher’s estimates of intelligence were also taken. Army
Alpha was found to show highest correlation with grade progress ratio (r=0.691), the drawing
test, Trabue Completion and teacher’s estimate correlated 0.581, 0.598 and 0.597 with grade
progress ratio.
It was also conducted on 334 children along with Stanford-Binet. Significant correlations have
also been found with a number of primary group tests.
Influence of Artistic Talent on the Score: Children who appear to possess special artistic talent a
likely to make higher score on test than others of equal general ability-examination of drawings
which make high scores on test leads to the opinion that keen powers of analytic observations are
made more potent factors in producing high scores than is artistic ability in the ordinary sense of
term.
Influence of Special Training on Scores: effect of special instruction in drawing was also
checked. It was found direct training in human figures does affect the test results to some extent.
Direct coaching according to the method used for scoring was given to one first-grade class. A
control drawing was first obtained from each child. On each of the two following days a half
hour period was devoted to coaching on the drawing. On afternoon of second day of coaching
test was given again and a week later another drawing was obtained. 37 children were present of
all five tests. The data shows that in majority of cases, specific training does affect score;
however the primary art training in schools does not has any appreciable effect upon the score.
Sex differences: the drawings of boys and girls present very marked sex differences of
qualitative nature a sex difference in school progress is necessarily be accompanied by sex
difference in the average score earned on drawing test.
Indication of psychopathic: psychopathic figures show following qualities; verbalist type
drawings, individual response, drawings showing evidence of flights of ideas and uneven mental
development. In one school with an enrollment of about 450 children nine drawings were found
which showed one or more of these characteristics to a fairly marked degree. These formed two
percent of the total drawings.