Intelligence Tests and Intellectual Disabilities
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Intelligence Tests and Intellectual Disabilities
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale refers to an intelligence test administered individually and reviewed from the initial Binet – Simon scale. Stanford-Binet Intelligence is an intelligence test and cognitive ability that is useful in diagnosing intellectual and development deficiencies among children (Alfonso & Flanagan, 2017). The assessment measures various factors and involves nonverbal and verbal subtests—for example, quantitative reasoning, knowledge, working memory, fluid reasoning, and virtual-spatial. Wechsler Intelligence Scales entails a test developed to analyze cognitive ability and intelligence in older adolescents and adults.
Stanford-Binet and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales tests are essential instruments in psychological assessment. The examinations have proved to be effective among adults with mental disturbances. The working memory of an individual is determined, leading to appropriate therapy to help the person cope up with the condition and minimize the condition. The findings of variations in the results from tests of Stanford-Binet are developed individually; hence is a valid suggestion of general intelligence as opposed to Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales tests that are not adequately reviewed in relation to a particular standard. Professional awareness of various factors is influenced by the outcomes of the tests, making the tests effective over other trials (Silverman et al., 2010).
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales leads to findings that are impressive, alarming, and surprising. Consistent variation in IQ assessment outcomes creates vital issues for the users and developers of the tests. Stanford-Binet and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales provides appropriate standardization of the results for a specific population. The tests are instruments that measure a wide range of personal abilities through different technical tools. The results from the tests reflect the actual clinical practices, and there are no biases in Stanford-Binet and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale tests of adults with ID (Silverman et al., 2010). Various emphasis should be given to validity and inconsistencies that may occur from the tests to achieve an appropriate outcome.
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Alfonso, V. C., & Flanagan, D. P. (2017). Best practices in the use of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, (SB5) with preschoolers. In Psychoeducational assessment of preschool children (pp. 267-296). Routledge.
Silverman, W., Miezejeski, C., Ryan, R., Zigman, W., Krinsky-McHale, S., & Urv, T. (2010). Stanford-Binet and WAIS IQ differences and their implications for adults with intellectual disability (aka mental retardation). Intelligence, 38(2), 242-248.
