The Measurement of Intelligence | Page 3

Lewis Madison Terman
the
Stanford revision and extension. Summary of changes. Effects of the
revision on the mental ages secured.
CHAPTER V
ANALYSIS OF ONE THOUSAND INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENTS
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The distribution of intelligence. The validity of the intelligence quotient.
Sex differences. Intelligence of the different social classes. The relation
of the I Q to the quality of the child's school work. The relation
between I Q and grade progress. Correlation between I Q and the

teachers' estimates of the children's intelligence. The validity of the
individual tests.
CHAPTER VI
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VARIOUS INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENTS
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Frequency of different degrees of intelligence. Classification of
intelligence quotients. Feeble-mindedness. Border-line cases. Examples
of border-line deficiency. Dull normals. Average intelligence. Superior
intelligence. Very superior intelligence. Examples of very superior
intelligence. Genius and "near" genius. Is the I Q often misleading?
CHAPTER VII
RELIABILITY OF THE BINET-SIMON METHOD 105
General value of the method. Dependence of the scale's reliability on
the training of the examiner. Influence of the subject's attitude. The
influence of coaching. Reliability of repeated tests. Influence of social
and educational advantages.
PART II
GUIDE FOR THE USE OF THE STANFORD REVISION AND
EXTENSION
CHAPTER VIII
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 121
Necessity of securing attention and effort. Quiet and seclusion.
Presence of others. Getting into rapport. Keeping the child encouraged.
The importance of tact. Personality of the examiner. The avoidance of
fatigue. Duration of the examination. Desirable range of testing. Order
of giving the tests. Coaxing to be avoided. Adhering to formula.
Scoring. Recording responses. Scattering of successes. Supplementary
considerations. Alternative tests. Finding mental age. The use of the

intelligence quotient. How to find the I Q of adult subjects. Material for
use in testing.
CHAPTER IX
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR III
1. Pointing to parts of the body 142 2. Naming familiar objects 143 3.
Enumeration of objects in pictures 145 4. Giving sex 146 5. Giving the
family name 147 6. Repeating six to seven syllables 149 Alternative
test: Repeating three digits 150
CHAPTER X
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR IV
1. Comparison of lines 151 2. Discrimination of forms 152 3. Counting
four pennies 154 4. Copying a square 155 5. Comprehension, first
degree 157 6. Repeating four digits 159 Alternative test: Repeating
twelve to thirteen syllables 160
CHAPTER XI
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR V
1. Comparison of weights 161 2. Naming colors 163 3. Æsthetic
comparison 165 4. Giving definitions in terms of use 167 5. The game
of patience 169 6. Three commissions 172 Alternative test: Giving age
173
CHAPTER XII
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR VI
1. Distinguishing right and left 175 2. Finding omissions in pictures
178 3. Counting thirteen pennies 180 4. Comprehension, second degree
181 5. Naming four coins 184 6. Repeating sixteen to eighteen
syllables 185 Alternative test: Forenoon and afternoon 187

CHAPTER XIII
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR VII
1. Giving the number of fingers 189 2. Description of pictures 190 3.
Repeating five digits 193 4. Tying a bow-knot 196 5. Giving
differences from memory 199 6. Copying a diamond 204 Alternative
test 1: Naming the days of the week 205 Alternative test 2: Repeating
three digits reversed 207
CHAPTER XIV
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR VIII
1. The ball-and-field test 210 2. Counting backwards from 20 to 1 213
3. Comprehension, third degree 215 4. Giving similarities, two things
217 5. Giving definitions superior to use 221 6. Vocabulary
(20 definitions, 3600 words) 224 Alternative test 1: Naming six coins
231 Alternative test 2: Writing from dictation 231
CHAPTER XV
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR IX
1. Giving the date 234 2. Arranging five weights 236 3. Making change
240 4. Repeating four digits reversed 242 5. Using three words in a
sentence 242 6. Finding rhymes 248 Alternative test 1: Naming the
months 251 Alternative test 2: Counting the value of stamps 252
CHAPTER XVI
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR X
1. Vocabulary (30 definitions, 5400 words) 255 2. Detecting absurdities
255 3. Drawing designs from memory 260 4. Reading for eight
memories 262 5. Comprehension, fourth degree 268 6. Naming sixty
words 272 Alternative test 1: Repeating six digits 277 Alternative test 2:
Repeating twenty to twenty-two syllables 277 Alternative test 3:
Healy's Construction Puzzle A 278

CHAPTER XVII
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR XII
1. Vocabulary (40 definitions, 7200 words) 281 2. Defining abstract
words 281 3. The ball-and-field test (superior plan) 286 4. Dissected
sentences 286 5. Interpretation of fables (score 4) 290 6. Repeating five
digits reversed 301 7. Interpretation of pictures 302 8. Giving
similarities, three things 306
CHAPTER XVIII
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YEAR XIV
1. Vocabulary (50 definitions, 9000 words) 310 2. Induction test:
finding a rule 310 3. Giving differences between a president and a king
313 4. Problem questions 315 5. Arithmetical reasoning 319 6.
Reversing hands of a clock 321 Alternative test: Repeating seven digits
322
CHAPTER XIX
INSTRUCTIONS FOR "AVERAGE ADULT"
1. Vocabulary (65
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