What's your opinion of IQ tests and testing? Do you feel that they are accurate? Some argue that they are biased and are no longer relevant today, do you agree?
Last edited by Chris on Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:24 am; edited 1 time in total
Depends why they are taking one I guess. For fun? Sure, why not? As something that will actually mean something, I'd probably pass unless I was sure they could get them all right and be classified as a genius! But yeah, if I can't use them to my kids' advantage, I say to hell with them. IMO, they're as useless as memorizing stuff for a test.Chris wrote:So FM, despite your feeling that they are a bit dumb, would you be for or against your child taking one?
This has been a long running debate in the field I have been working for the past 40 years. There are different IQ tests and it would depend on who is assessing the person and the numbers they come up with. I have seen our psych tester make notes admitting his suspicion that the numbers were wrong. We also use the Test of Non-verbal Intelligence, to rule out communication problems with the test.Chris wrote:What's your opinion of IQ tests and testing? Do you feel that they are accurate? Some argue that they are biased and are no longer relevant today, do you agree?
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