After reading this article you will learn about the intelligence tests and measurement of intelligence. It is perhaps not too much of an exaggeration to say that psychologists have spent more effort and time on developing tests of intelligence than on understanding what is intelligence. This is evidenced by the fact that there are varieties and varieties of intelligence tests, [...]
This article throws light upon the nine main requisites of a good test of intelligence. The requisites are: 1. A Clear Conceptual Frame 2. Testing Conditions 3. Item Characteristics 4. Psychometric Characteristics 5. Range of Difficulty Level 6. Objectivity of Scoring 7. Reliability 8. Validity 9. Norms. Requisite # 1. A Clear Conceptual Frame: While intelligence testing as a practice, [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the scientific views on intelligence based on empirical evidence. Measurement-Based Views on Intelligence: One of the earliest psychologists who studied the problem of intelligence was E.L. Thorndike, who is much more known for his work on the trial and error theory of learning and his epoch-making and ingenious experiments with cats. According [...]
