GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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writing ability impacts performance
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reading ability impacts performance
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Time limits to the test penalize individuals with slow processing
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Examiners are not responsible for analysis of results
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Detailed explanation-1: -The disadvantages of group intelligence tests are that they are objective tests that do not take into account other factors for test performance. The test is administered to a group of people versus an individual test that is given to one person at a time. A person may experience anxiety in a group intelligence test.
Detailed explanation-2: -Children may be tired, unwell, anxious or uncooperative on the day they take the test. In addition, IQ tests focus on measuring a particular range of intellectual abilities. Thus, they do not assess a child’s creative or artistic abilities, or social competence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is the most serious disadvantage of group intelligence or general ability tests? Too little attention to the examinee’s motivation and/or anxiety levels. Compared to individual tests of intelligence, group intelligence tests: are more dependent on reading ability.
Detailed explanation-4: -Group tests are much more time-efficient in many aspects. For example, group tests are administered to many people at once; to test each person individual is unrealistic. Group tests also are much easier to score because they are dominantly multiple choice.