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Educational Psychologist Highlights Growing Confusion Around Online IQ Tests and Scientific Standards

Educational psychologist explains why many online IQ tests confuse evidence-based assessment with entertainment and what scientific standards really require. Scientific accreditation of intelligence ...
The Conversation

IQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure

Lawrence Whalley received funding from Scottish Government, Henry Smith Charity, BBSRC, MRC, Alzheimer's Research Trust, The Wellcome Trust. Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test ...
The Hechinger Report

Reporter’s Notebook: Even the ‘father of IQ tests’ thought the results weren’t written in stone

This 1937 version of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales was produced in the United States. It used objects because this IQ test was aimed at children. Credit: SSPL/ Getty Images The Hechinger ...
IFLScience

What Is IQ And Is It A Good Measure Of Intelligence?

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The infamous IQ test. Having a high IQ ...
Psychology Today

Intelligent Testing

A generation ago, Alan Kaufman introduced the notion of intelligent testing, which represented his philosophy of how IQ tests should be used. According to this approach: "The focus is on the child, ...