CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Amelia recently took a test that assessed her ability to perform at the University level. The test she took was the
A
Graduation Exam
B
WISC
C
SAT
D
None of these tests because they are all achievement tests
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children is the most widely used test of intelligence for children aged 6 through 16 years. There are currently two different editions of the WISC.

Detailed explanation-2: -Achievement tests are designed to measure the knowledge and skills students learned in school or to determine the academic progress they have made over a period of time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was first developed in 1905 by French psychologist Alfred Binet and his collaborator Theodore Simon to test the attention, memory, and verbal skill of schoolchildren and thereby measure their intelligence. It was revised in 1908 and 1911.

Detailed explanation-4: -An aptitude test is used to determine an individual’s abilities, assessing how they are likely to perform in an area in which they have no prior training or knowledge.

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