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Alfred Binet and the history of IQ testing

Alfred Binet created the first IQ test to identify students needing educational help. Binet's IQ test led to the concept of ...
Psychology Today

Intelligent Testing

IQ tests have received much criticism over the years, some warranted and some just plain silly. Criticisms have ranged from the claim that IQ tests are unfair to those who are disadvantaged, to the ...
The Hechinger Report

Reporter’s Notebook: Even the ‘father of IQ tests’ thought the results weren’t written in stone

This 1937 version of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales was produced in the United States. It used objects because this IQ test was aimed at children. Credit: SSPL/ Getty Images The Hechinger ...
The Conversation

IQ tests: can you improve your score by practising?

University of Liverpool provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. London School of Economics and Political Science provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Most adults ...