Different Types of Intelligence Tests By lachx016 on November 20, 2011 1:30 PM 0 0 0 An intelligence test is a tool used to measure thinking

ability in terms of a standardized measure. Since IQ tests do not directly assess the same things that are taught in the classroom, it is difficult to "study" for them. However, IQ tests are typically able to assess reasoning, comprehension, working memory, and processing speed. Good intelligence tests measure intelligence without relying on verbal expression and can be used for a number of populations. Commonly used intelligence tests:

1. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Ages 2 to 90

Measures: Fluid Reasoning (the capacity to learn new ways of solving problems) Knowledge Quantitative Reasoning (the application of mathematical concepts and skills to solve real-world problems) Visual-Spatial Processing (organizing visual information into meaningful patterns and understanding how they might change as they rotate and move through space) Working Memory (the ability of actively hold information in the mind needed to do complex tasks such as reasoning, comprehension, and learning) Also measures the ability to compare verbal and nonverbal performance. 2. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Ages 6 to 16 Measures: Verbal comprehension Working memory Executive function skills 3. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS): Ages 16 to 89 Measures: Verbal comprehension Perceptual organization Working memory Processing speed 4. Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities: Ages 2 to 90+ Measures: General intellectual ability Working memory Executive function skills Cognitive Assessment System (CAS): Ages 5 to 17 Based on "PASS" theory, measures "Planning", "Attention", "Simultaneous", and "Successive" cognitive processes

5. KABC-II: Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition

The KABC-II: Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition is used for ages 3 to 18. KABC-II was designed in response to criticism that other IQ tests don't

give an accurate measure of minorities' IQ due to unintended natural biases inherent in the tests. The KABC-II is designed to require minimal verbal responses, thus eliminating cultural barriers due to language insufficiency. The questions strive to be culturally neutral to make it accessible to a wide range of children from different backgrounds. Conceptual thinking, face recognition, word order and hand movements are some of the areas tested.

6. Progressive Matrices Tests

It is the most widely used culture-reduced test, devised by John C. Raven. These matrices, which progress gradually from easy to difficult items, attempt to measure abstract reasoning.

7. Triarchic Theory
Proposed by Robert Sternberg that deals with three aspects of intelligence, (a) cognitive processes (b) identifying situations that require intelligence, and (c) using intelligence in practical ways.