Abstract
A new, simple method of determining level of mental functioning from children’s drawings has been developed by Koppitz. Comparison of her HFD (Human Figure Drawing) scores with Goodenough IQ scores for the same 835 lower-class Mexican children from age 5 to 12 shows a high correlation between the two measures. It is felt that the HFD is useful for screening large numbers of school children or in any situation in which ease and rapidity of scoring outweigh the disadvantage of not obtaining specific IQ or MA scores. It also seems less likely to put at a disadvantage either the children with brain damage or emotional problems or those who come from underdeveloped areas or non-Western cultures.
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