 She is best known for published book "The Measurement of Intelligence," where she introduced the "Goodenough Draw-A-Man test (now the Draw-A-Person Test)" to assess intelligence in young children through nonverbal measurement.She is noted for developing the Minnesota Preschool Scale.In 1931 she published two notable books titled (with John E. Anderson) and Anger in Young Children which analyzed the methods used in evaluating children.