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= Beginnings of IQ Testing =

Alfred Binet - French Psychologist

-Originally created in order to identify which students would need specialized assistance in learning. (Special Education) -Worked with a colleague, Theodore Simon and invented the world's first intelligence test known as the "Binet-Simon Scale." -The test was brought over to the United States, and was standardized by Lewis Terman, a psychologist at Stanford University at the time. -The U.S. used this test and published it in 1916.


 * How did the Stanford-Binet Intelligence test function?**

-The Stanford-Binet Intelligence test used a single number, known as the intelligence quotient (IQ), to indicate an individual's score on the test. -Scores were computed by dividing the test taker's mental age by their chronological age, then multiplying that number by 100. -Example: If I were to take an IQ test and score a mental age of 22, I would divide 22 by my chronological age, 18, then multiply by 100. (22/18 x 100).

-Evolving curriculum (what should be taught) - Basic logic, attention, memory, problem-solving skills. (on top of formal education) -Why school? (purposes of schooling) - To prepare students for the real world.
 * Historical Themes**

http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologicaltesting/a/int-history.htm http://www.iqtest.com/history.html
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