CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
For what purpose was the original device for measuring human intelligence developed by Binet and Simon?
A
To develop a unified measure of intelligence
B
To identify children who should acquire a post-secondary education
C
To identify children who were intellectually disabled and would not benefit from regular education
D
To develop a measure of academic intelligence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The original goal of the Binet Simon Intelligence Scale was to determine which French schoolchildren were at risk for learning disabilities so they could be given special education instead of locked away in asylums. In 1905, the first version of the Binet Simon Test was created.

Detailed explanation-2: -Intelligence Tests 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-3: -In 1905, psychologists Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon designed a test for children who were struggling in school in France. Designed to determine which children required individualized attention, their method formed the basis of the modern IQ test.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alfred Binet and the First IQ Test Binet and his colleague, Theodore Simon, began developing questions that focused on areas not explicitly taught in the classroom, such as attention, memory, and problem-solving skills. They then worked to determine which questions best predicted academic success.

Detailed explanation-5: -A standard IQ test, such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale or Stanford Binet IQ test, is generally used to determine an individual’s intellectual functioning. The average score is 100. People scoring below 70 are considered to have mental retardation. Professionals also assess the person’s adaptive behavior.

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