Intelligence Quotient

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Intelligence Quotient

• A brief look at I.Q. and Charlies Mental Capacity

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What is I.Q.?

• Intelligence Quotient
• A test used to indicate a persons intelligence

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What is on the test?

• Mental tasks in order of difficulty
• Memory, reasoning, definitions, numerical
  ability, recalling facts

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Who developed the test?

• Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon
• 1905

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What does my score mean?

• 55-70 Mentally Inadequate
• 70-85 Low Intelligence
• 85 -100 Average

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Scores Cont.

• 100-115 Above Avg.
• 115-130 High
• 130-145 Superior
• 145 Gifted

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What is Charlie Capable of?

• 6th grade education
• Work independently in semi-skilled job

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An I.Q. of 68 should know

• How many legs a cow has.
• What day comes after Wednesday.
• What must you do to make ice.

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I.Q. of 68 Cont.

• How many months are in one year
• Why fire trucks have sirens

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Charlie Probably will not know

• How many min. in an hour
• Who was George Washington, Columbus
• Why we pay taxes
• Five states in U.S.

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He will also not know how to

• Think abstractly
• Birds of a feather flock together taken
  literally.