MEASURING INTELLIGENCE Chapter 11: Pages
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 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 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! ive/home/mitest.swf ces_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple _int/index.htm