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Title: Measuring Intelligence


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Measuring Intelligence
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Part 4 Measuring intelligence in schools
3 important points
Point 1 Despite cultural biases, IQ tests DO
predict short-term school achievement
Point 2 Schools use individually administered IQ
tests for special education identification
  • A little information about IQ tests

Point 3 IQ tests are a small part of a larger
assessment to determine student abilities.
Slides on measuring intelligence on online
schedule
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Measuring Intelligence IQ Tests
Standardized Normed Wechsler Intelligence Tests
among the most common Measure a narrow range of
intelligence Highly correlated with academic
achievement Predictive short-term
achievement Dont give specific ideas for
interventions Mean 100
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Verbal Tasks
  • In what way are a hat and a shoe alike?
  • What is a country?
  • If you have 2 pencils on your desk and someone
    gives you 3 more, how many pencils do you have
    altogether?

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Non-verbal tasks
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Distribution of Measured IQ scores
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