CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did the French government ask Alfred Binet to create intelligence tests?
A
to keep inferior people from immigrating to France
B
to find slow workers in factories so they can get extra help
C
to find slow learners in schools to give them more help
D
to keep people from having children with others who are not as smart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the time, the French government had laws requiring that all children attend school. So, it was important to find a way to identify the kids who would need extra help. In 1904, as part of this effort, the French government asked Binet to help decide which students were most likely to experience difficulty in school.

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduced by Albert Binet and published as the Simon–Binet test in 1905 (Binet and Simon, 1905), the first tool for the assessment of intelligence was aimed to detect and support children with special needs. The items included in this test battery reflected age-appropriate intellectual ability.

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 (French: [binɛ]; 8 July 1857 – 18 October 1911), born Alfredo Binetti, was a French psychologist who invented the first practical IQ test, the Binet–Simon test.

Detailed explanation-5: -Alfred Binet (1857-1911) Alfred Binet was a psychologist who practiced in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His research into the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale played a significant role in the development of the modern IQ test.

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