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MEASURING INTELLIGENCE
Chapter 11: Pages 476-479
Intelligence tests used today are evolved from
the work of Alfred Binet.
The first tests were created to measure ‘mental
functions’
In 1905, Binet and Simon published their test,
which had questions in order of increasing
difficulty.
If a child scores the average number of correct
items for their age group then their mental age
would match their chronological age
The participants chronological age is measured
in years and months.
BINET’S TEST OF INTELLIGENCE
STANFORD -BINET TEST OF INTELLIGENCE
After Binet died in 1911, his test was translated into English and adapted for the US.
Lewis Terman, a lecturer at Stanford University adapted the questions so they were
suitable for American students and also adults.
In 1916, the test was republished as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.
The most recent revision of the test was in 2003, this is done to make sure items are
still relevant
Now five cognitive abilities are measured for people between 2-85+ years
The abilities are;• Fluid reasoning knowledge • Quantitative reasoning• Visual-spatial processing • Working memory
One of the most widely used is the intelligence test
developed by David Wechsler in 1939.
Though devised in America, they have been adapted for use
in Australia
The best known scales are WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale) and the WISC-IV (Wechsler Intelligence
Scale for Children)
An IQ score can be calculated from the total combined
performance on the four components of the test.
Those components are; • Verbal comprehension• Perceptual reasoning• Verbal memory • Processing speed.
WECHSLER’S TEST OF INTELLIGENCE
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE TEST
For some fun let’s see what
are learning strengths are!
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/ict/multiple_int/
index.htm