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Understanding Intelligence and IQ Categories

The document discusses intelligence and IQ testing. It provides: 1) A brief history of IQ testing, beginning with Alfred Binet who developed the first IQ test in France in the early 1900s to determine which students were not learning effectively in regular classrooms. 2) Details on what IQ measures, with IQ defined as a person's mental age divided by their chronological age multiplied by 100. 3) Categories of IQ scores and the equivalent age ranges of intellectual capacity they represent, with average IQ falling between 91-120. 4) Four categories of mental retardation based on IQ scores below 70, ranging from mild to profound.

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Understanding Intelligence and IQ Categories

The document discusses intelligence and IQ testing. It provides: 1) A brief history of IQ testing, beginning with Alfred Binet who developed the first IQ test in France in the early 1900s to determine which students were not learning effectively in regular classrooms. 2) Details on what IQ measures, with IQ defined as a person's mental age divided by their chronological age multiplied by 100. 3) Categories of IQ scores and the equivalent age ranges of intellectual capacity they represent, with average IQ falling between 91-120. 4) Four categories of mental retardation based on IQ scores below 70, ranging from mild to profound.

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GROUP 3

Ouano
Raypon
Salingay
Clerigo
INTELLIGENCE
INTELLIGENCE
-Is an overall capacity to think rationally, act
purposeful and deal effectively with the envi
ronment.

-It is the mental ability needed to select, ado


pt, and shape environment.
FIRST USED THE INTELLIGENCE TEST

ALFRED BINET

-he was the one who conducted a test made up of intellectual qu


estion and problems, where the result showed which question a
n average child could answer to each age.

-a French psychologist who invented the first practical IQ test, d


evise a method that would determine which students did not le
arn effectively from regular classroom instruction so they could
be given remedial work. .
Theodore Simon (1873-1961)

-was a French psychologist who worked with Alfred Binet to


develop the Binet-Simon scale, one of the most widely used
scales in the world for measuring intelligence.
- he began his famous work on abnormal children.
What is INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (I.Q) ?

- is determined by administering assessments intended


to determine a human's intelligence level.

- It is an index of intelligence defined as a persons


mental age divided by his/her chronological age and
multiplied by 100
IQ Test is not 100% accurate and merely makes an
attempt, like any standardized test, to make a
correct measurement. This measurement is the
resulting IQ score, 
The Intellectual Quotient(IQ)
IQ CATEGORY EQUIVALENT CAPACITY
1 TO 25 IDIOT a child from 1-3 yrs. old

26 TO 50 IMBECILE a child from 3-6 yrs. old

51 TO 75 MORON a child from 6-8 yrs. old

76 TO 90 DULL—MINDED a child from 9-11 yrs. old

91 TO 120 NORMAL( AVERAGE) a child from 11-14 yrs. old

121 TO 130 SUPERIOR above average capacity

131 TO 140 TALENTED high development

140 ABOVE GENUIS very high development


what is Mental Retardation base on IQ?

Mental Retardation
-is a conditiion of limited ability in which an individual
has a low IQ

-usually, below 70 on a traditional inteligence test, &


has difficulty adapting to everyday life
FOUR CATEGORIES OF MENTAL RETARDATION

-able to care their selves


-could finish basic education
IQ 50 to 70 MILD RETARDATION -holds semi-skilled jobs
-can be married
-seve as adequate parents

-maybe trained to care their selves


-reach primary level of education
MODERATE RETARDATI -holds menial jobs
IQ 35 to 49 ON -often sheltered workshops
-difficulty in maintaining social
relationships
-rarely married
-may learn sedimentary
SEVERE RETARDATION language
IQ 20 to 34
-unable to care for
themselves

-spend their lives in


PROFOUND RETARDATI institution that provides
IQ 20 BELOW ON custodial care
-not capable of tru
interaction
Thank you !!!

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