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Summary. A course of training in pottery making was given to 223 pupils in the third forms of a comprehensive school. At the end of the course, the pupils were tested in their ability to make pottery in accordance with a standard model. In addition, a battery of tests was administered comprising verbal, non‐verbal, spatial, interest, personality and tactile‐kinaesthetic tests. The results indicated that the N.I.I.P. Spatial Test 81 had the highest predictive value. It was also found that intercorrelations between the verbal, non‐verbal, spatial, tactile‐kinaesthetic and pottery criterion tests were all significantly positive. It was further found that neuroticism, as measured by the M.J.P.I., was negatively (and significantly) correlated with the criterion of skill. No relationship was found between practical interests and the criterion, but there was a significant positive correlation between extraversion and practical interests.