The Effects of a Short Training Program on the Draw-a-Man Test Scores of Pre-School Children

Abstract

Sixty-one preschool children consisting of experimental group one, ( N = 21), experimental group two, ( N = 24), and a control group, ( N = 16), served as subjects in a study designed to test the prediction that a preschool enrichment program could improve performance on the Harris-Goodenough Draw-A-Man Test. The results, which supported the prediction, were discussed in terms of the validity of the Draw-A-Man Test as a measure of intellectual ability. It was suggested that the test be used as an indicator of school readiness because of its sensitivity to readiness experiences rather than as an indicator of intelligence.