IQ Tests and Your Child.

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    With this week's readings and my new knowledge of IQ testing, I stumbled across this article and skimmed through the titles. I started to ask those questions to myself "should my child have an IQ test? Why? I took my time reading, and I have realized no, he probably doesn't need to. But I was intrigued that if my son ever does feel bored in class or unchallenged by the curriculum, he can take a test to see where his intelligence stands. The article stated, " it might be beneficial to have evidence of his or her learning capacity. In addition, IQ testing may help gain admission to educational opportunities available only to students with a demonstrated level of aptitude." ("IQ Tests and Your Child | Gifted Support Center", 2010) IQ tests can test children's general intellectual abilities, one of the best school success predictors. The test assesses specific logical, spatial, memory, and verbal skills, which can also help underachieving kids—giving an eye into what needs to be addressed for the child to succeed further. IQ tests can also help to assess if there is any disability affecting the students learning. Even though IQ tests can be beneficial, it does not prove to be a standard of intelligence only because intelligence is wide ranged subject. There are many ways to be "intelligent," but this is best for specifying knowledge in a classroom setting but should not be an exact measurement of a child's intelligence. The best and most used tests are the "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fifth Edition (WISC-V), the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence – Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV), and the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale." ("IQ Tests and Your Child | Gifted Support Center", 2010). Regardless most results should help parents and teachers specify if a child needs more, less, or nothing!  

Article Link:

IQ Tests and Your Child | Gifted Support Center. Gifted Support Center. (2010). Retrieved 28 July 2022, from                     https://giftedsupportcenter.com/iq-tests-and-your-child/.

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