Intelligence Tests What They Reveal About Our Selves
A Princeton AP feature explores what intelligence tests measure and their limits. Experts note IQ tests predict near term school performance but not fixed intelligence, urging use as one guide among interviews while warning against labeling or tracking children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N.J
Webster
Franklin P. Adams
Timothy
United States
Pschologists
Rose
Scarvia Anderson
Nal
B. King
Dr. Anderson
Stanford Binet
Port Washington, N.Y
Walter Tanzer
Port Washington
California
Tanzer
Wechsler
Dr. Tanzer
Long Island
Lewis
Mommy
High Point doctor recalls needling in Chinese history and tests debate
Dr. L. L. Wilkinson, born in China, recalls early needling practices and notes he never saw the television demonstrations in professional use. The piece then surveys intelligence testing, Mensa, infant research, and the Supreme Court stance on tests, highlighting concerns about cultural bias and the purpose of testing in education and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chin Webster
Cainese
L. L. Wilkinson
High Point
China
Dr. Wilkinson
Soochow
Michael Lewis
Educational Testing Service
Lewis
Harvard University
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Barbour
AP Newsfeatures
Alfred Binet
Binet
Ed Gordon
Columbia Teachers College
New York
Mensa
Sander Rubin
Rubin
Arthur R. Jensen
New York City
Jensen
North
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
DR. L. L. Wilkinson
Art Richardson