INTELLIGENCE TEST

1. Intelligence Test
By
Irshad Narejo

2. What is Intelligence ?
Theability to solveproblemsand to
adapt to and learn from life’severyday
experiences
• Binet (1916) defined it asthecapacity
to judgewell, to reason well, and to
comprehend well
• Pintner (1921) defined it astheability
of an individual to adapt well to new
situationsin life

3. 3
Measuring Intelligence

4. 4
IQ Tests
David Wechsler scale
Wechsler Adult IntelligenceScale-III
(WAIS-III)
Wechsler IntelligenceScalefor Children
-III (WISC-III)

5. Evolution of IQ
Galton’s attempt Binet’s Success
Lewis TermanAlferd BinetFrancis Galton
The Stanford-Binet

6. Multiple Intelligences
(Howard Gardner)
• Gardner proposes eight types of
intelligences and He believes each
of us have all of the eight types of
intelligenceto varying degrees.
• He speculates about a ninth one
existential intelligence.
• Existential intelligence is the
ability to think about the question
of life, death and existence.

8. Triarchic Theory (Robert
Sternberg)
• Analytical (academic
problem solving).
• Creative (generating
novel ideas)
• Practical (required for
everyday taskswhere
multiplesolutions
exist).

9. Triarchic Theory (Robert
Sternberg)
• Analytical intelligence: Theability to
acquireand storeinformation; to retain or
retrieveinformation; to transfer information; to
plan, makedecisions, and solveproblems; and
to translatethoughtsinto performance
• Creative intelligence: Theability to
solvenew problemsquickly; theability to learn
how to solvefamiliar problemsin an automatic
way so themind isfreeto handleother problems
that requireinsight and creativity

10. • Practical intelligence: Theability to
get out of trouble; Theability to get along with
other people
• Studentshigh in practical intelligencedon’t
relatewell in traditional schools. They do well
outsidetheclassroom wallswith good social
skillsand common sense.

11. Forms of Intelligence
• Two main formsof intelligenceareinvolved
in most intelligenceassessments:
• Verbal Intelligence istheability to
comprehend and solvelanguage-based
problems; and
• Nonverbal Intelligence istheability to
understand and solvevisual and spatial
problems.

12. THE USE OF APTITUDE AND
INTELLIGENCE TESTS IN
SCHOOLS
• Helping teachers tailor instruction to meet a
student's unique pattern of cognitive
strengthsand weaknesses,
• Assessing how well students are prepared to
profit from school experiences,
• Identifying students for gifted and talented
programs,

13. • Identifying students who are
underachieving and may need further
assessment to rule-out learning disabilities
or other cognitive disorders, including
mental retardation or intellectual disability,
• Helping guide parents and students with
educational and vocational planning.