Iq Testing And Grouping
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Iq Testing And Grouping
Running Head: IQ TESTING AND GROUPING
INTELLIGENCE TESTING AND GROUPING
RON WILLIAMS
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TESTING
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
DR. FATICA
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In defining intelligence, there has always been the question of whether intelligence is
measured as a remarkable occurrence or if it has many variables that are combined. For example,
is it how “smart” a person is? Or is it their ability to perform well on standardized tests? Are they
measuring a person’s intelligence? Or just some arbitrary quantity of the person’s IQ? Or is it a
mixture of survival, mathematical, social and other abilities. There are many debates regarding
whether measuring intelligence is determined from test scores and results, or if it is measured by the person’s ability to process and problem solve.
Uses of intelligence testing in an educational setting, intelligence and achievement tests are administered routinely to assess individual accomplishment. They are used to improve instruction and curriculum planning. High schools use these tests to assist in the students future educational planning and help decide what college or type of college to attend. Elementary schools utilize screening and testing procedures to help determine readiness for writing and reading placement. Intelligence can be measured, by intelligence tests, among them the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Scale. These tests are intended to determine an individual’s intelligence quotient (IQ). Intelligence tests usually provide an estimate of global cognitive functioning as well as information about functioning within more specific domains. Intelligence tests are quite stable compared to measures of other human traits. However, the degree of stability increases with age such that early childhood and preschool measures of intellectual function are far less predictive of later functioning than assessments taken during middle childhood. The stability of intelligence test scores may change as a function due to important environmental factors. Therefore, intelligence test scores are descriptive of a child’s functioning at that point in time when taking a test. The test scores could also be effected by environmental factors, child’s psychiatric status or educational program.
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Components of a good intelligence test are (a) Validity; does the test really measure intelligence and not something else? (b) Reliability; does the test...
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