Is The Old IQ Testing Method Outdated?

    Galton Believed that all people could be measured by the same intelligence standards.  He thought that populations were on a standard curve if the intelligence was to be graphed.  The article I read discusses the types of intelligence testing, and their pro's and cons.

    A lot of the tests that we take today are based off of military tests.  Around World War 1, the military would test recruits to place them in their proper position based off of the intelligence.  Standardized testing still uses a similar format.  Critics believe that this type of testing is out of date and inaccurate.  The test is essentially evaluates you on the one moment of testing.  It doesn't factor in the personality of the children taking it, and it doesn't take into account the environment that the test is being taken in.

    I question the standardized tests all of the time.  They force teachers in public schools just to teach the test material, and not expand the education.  None of the students liked the tests, and not too many people took them too seriously.  They limited our education.  I do believe that there are different types of intelligence   Art school is a good example.  I did well academically in high school.  Now that I have come to Pratt, my linguistics have dropped, but my visual intelligence has increased.  IQ is still missing a lot of factors to be bulletproof

    The standard IQ tests are biased against immigrants and learning disabled students.  Sometimes average kids are labeled as having low IQ because of one test that has high standards.  Critics argue that a test should teach and help children learn.  To them, tests today are just competitive  and filled with loads of information that isn't applied.  Some people also believe that intelligence is split into multiple aspects of function, like visual, linguistics, and spatial intelligence.  One professional developed the  Sternberg, Triarchic Abilities Test, which evaluates analytic, practical and creative intelligent    Apparently it caused less of a gap between  ethnic groups.  

    There is a debate as to whether the IQ tests are necessary in the first place.  Some say that they doesn't help the slightly below average student.  Others say that when the tests are administered correctly and applied to a person in a responsible way, that they can have a lot of benefits.


    I question the standardized tests all of the time.  They force teachers in public schools just to teach the test material, and not expand the education.  None of the students liked the tests, and not too many people took them too seriously.  They limited our education.  I do believe that there are different types of intelligence   Art school is a good example.  I did well academically in high school.  Now that I have come to Pratt, my linguistics have dropped, but my visual intelligence has increased.  IQ is still missing a lot of factors to be bulletproof.

http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb03/intelligent.aspx