Intelligence is the whole of a person's ability to think, perceive, reason and adapt to new events. Recently, intelligence tests have been applied to many children, and it has become fashionable to have children take intelligence tests.
Parents can request intelligence tests to be applied to children without any need. However, intelligence tests should not be conducted arbitrarily without any need. If the child seriously needs this test, it is necessary to apply it.
''So, can intelligence be measured?'' or ''Do intelligence tests give accurate results for the person?''
Today, the WISC-R intelligence test is the most widely used for children. It is a test that evaluates many areas of children aged 6-16, including intelligence. No matter how professionally these tests are performed, unfortunately they may contain a margin of error. These are:
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Mood state of the individual taking the test
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Mood state of the individual taking the test
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The environment in which the test is performed
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Whether the test materials are standard or not.
Intelligence tests show inadequate or superior performance in the child. If so, it should be applied. Inadequate performance; These are developmental issues such as the child's inadequacy in areas such as reading, writing and arithmetic, slowness in learning, inability to adapt to social environments, and inadequacy in self-care skills. Superior performance is; High level of learning speed, developed reasoning skills, intense sense of curiosity, rich vocabulary, creative thinking power and having a rich imagination.
Whether the child needs an intelligence test or not, observations of experts arises as a result. First of all, issues such as the purpose of the test to be applied, the situations that may occur as a result of its application and what needs to be done should be discussed and evaluated with the expert. It is very important to direct the child according to his interests according to the results of the test. Because by discovering himself, the child has the opportunity to enjoy and develop himself in line with his abilities.
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