Alfred Binet was a French psychologist who invented the first usable intelligence test, known as the Binet test and today referred to as the IQ test. The test aimed to measure judgment, practical sense, initiative, and the ability to adapt to circumstances. Sir Cyril Burt was an English psychologist who contributed to educational psychology and statistics and studied the heritability of IQ. Howard Gardner is an American psychologist who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences, arguing that intelligence involves a set of problem-solving skills. In 1994, intelligence researchers defined intelligence as involving reasoning, planning, problem-solving, thinking abstractly, comprehending complex ideas, learning quickly and from experience.

4. Alfred Binet was a
French psychologist
who invented the first
usable intelligence
test, known at the
time as the Binet test
and today referred to
as the IQ test.
“judgment, otherwise
called good
sense, practical
sense, initiative, the
faculty of adapting
one’s self to
circumstances.. Self-
critiquing. “

5. Sir Cyril Lodowic Burt
was an English
educational
psychologist who
made contributions
to educational
psychology and
statistics. Burt is
known for his studies
on the heritability of
IQ.
“innate general
cognitive ability.”

6. Howard Earl Gardner is an
American developmental
psychologist who is the
John H. and Elisabeth A.
Hobbs Professor of
Cognition and Education
at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education at
Harvard
“to my mind, a human
intellectual competence
must entail a set of skills
of problem solving-
enabling the individual to
resolve genuine problems
or difficulties that he of
she encounters and, when
appropriate, create an
effective product.”

7. In 1994, 52 intelligence researchers came up with this
definition at a conference:
A very general mental capability that, among other
things involves the ability to reason, plan, solve
problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex
ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is
not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill , or
test-taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader and
deeper capability for comprehending our
surroundings-”catching on,” “making sense of
things,” or “figuring out what to do.”

8. French school children had to attend school.
Test is made to identify students with problems
Comes to U.S. and Stanford University modifies it
to make the Stanford Binet IQ.
Identify students for College.
Identify strengths for U.S. army

9. How is intelligence measured?

10. I. Q. = intelligence quotient
Mental age/chronological age x 100

12. The original aims were, as they are today, to create a
society that is non-political and free from all racial or
religious distinctions. The society welcomes people from
every walk of life whose IQ is in the top 2% of the
population, with the objective of enjoying each other's
company and participating in a wide range of social and
cultural activities.

13. 60 questions
30 minutes.
Number 1-60 in your journal.
Note we are so much more interested in your analysis of
the test than the results of the test.
FORUM:
What types of questions are being asked?
Is the test biased in any way?
What problems or issues are there with the questions?
What variables might impact your results on the test?