PSY345H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Lewis Terman, Intelligence Quotient, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
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A changing era in the lives of children, youth, and adults who are gifted, creative, and. Children who are able to complete tasks well beyond their chronological age (ca) will have a higher mental age (ma) and thus a higher-than- average iq score. Standard-binet intelligence scale: a standardized individual intelligence test, originally known as the binet-simone scales, which was revised and standardized by lewis terman at stanford. In the 1950s, 2-3% of the general population was considered gifted: terms such as academically talented were used to refer to the upper 15-20% of the general school. 404-437: currently, 3-25% of the students in the school population may be identified as gifted, depending on the regulations from state to state and the types of programs offered. Assessment: children who were once excluded from programs for the gifted because of formal or standard cut off scores that favoured particular groups of students are now being included.
