9What-is-Intelligence--Anyway---锦州师范高等专科学校主页.pptVIP

9.What is Intelligence, Anyway? About Intelligence Tests As we know, intelligence test is given to measure a person’s intellectual ability---- ability to solve different kinds of problems. There are many kinds of intelligence tests in nowadays. The first intelligence test, known as Binet Scale, was developed in 1905 by a French psychologist named Alfred Binet. The Binet Scale has been revised many times for determining the progressive classification of children’s intelligence in the US by psychologists at Standford University and is now called Standford- Binet Scale. About Intelligence Tests For years the Binet Scale was the only widely known intelligence test. Then came World WarⅠ. The US government needed a way to test the intelligence of more than one million army recruits. For this purpose, the group intelligence test was designed. And since then it has almost become a sort of routine to give recruits an intelligence test. About Intelligence Tests The intelligence quotient (I.Q.) The result of an intelligence test is called an I.Q., short form for an intelligence quotient. Generally a person’s I.Q. is to be obtained by dividing his or her mental age (determined by a test) by his or her real age and multiplying the result by 100 (mental age/real age×100). About Intelligence Tests There are many different intelligence tests which yield results along different numerical scales. However, many of those currently in use conform to the following scale: Below 85 retardation 85—100 average intelligence 110—120 bright- average intelligence 120—130 intellectually superior Above 130 intellectually very superior About Intelligence Tests Those who have scored 130 or above are usually labeled as “gifted”, and those who have scored 140 or above, as “genius”. But not all educators agree that intelligence tests are accurate measures of intellectual ability. How do you think abou