Correct Answer - Option 4 : Alfred Binet
- The first modern intelligence test was developed in 1904, by Alfred Binet (1857-1911).
- He was one of the most influential psychologists in history.
- He designed a series of questions with the objectives to distinguish children who may have learning disabilities and mental retardation.
- His test was based on assumption that intelligence developed with age.
- Binet concentrated on mental abilities such as attention and memory, it may be used to identify children who needed additional academic assistance.
- Binet worked with his research assistance 'Simon' and introduced an intelligence test, known as the Binet-Simon Intelligence scale.
- The test consists of 30 different questions or tasks and the goal of the task was to assign a child a mental age based upon the average performance of children at each age.
Hence, the first intelligence test was developed by Alfred Binet.
Intelligence testing:
- An Intelligence Test is an assessment that measures the range of intellectual, memory, speed, attention, reasoning abilities, and cognitive abilities.
- Generally, Intelligence tests are designed specifically to assess human intelligence through the performance of various tasks.
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Intelligence Quotient is the measure of a child's ability to reason and solve problems.
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IQ is correlated either directly or indirectly with problem-solving and educational performance.
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) can be obtained by the equation (MA/CA) * 100 = IQ, where MA is mental age and CA is chronological age.
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Mental Age is the measure of the intellectual level at which an individual functions; for example, someone described as having a mental age of 8 years would be functioning at the level of an average 8 years old.
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Chronological Age is the number of years a person has been alive
IQ Rating Scale:
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IQ RANGE
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IQ CLASSIFICATION |
| 130 and above |
Very Superior |
| 120-129 |
Superior |
| 110-119 |
High Average |
| 90-109 |
Average |
| 80-89 |
Low Average |
| 70-79 |
Border Line |
| 69 and below |
Extremely Low |
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Intelligence tests are generally used to improve children's learning and abilities.
- There are different types of Intelligence tests like the Binet Intelligence Test, Wechsler Intelligence test, etc for children's assistance.
