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Sternberg, Robert J.; Chowkase, Aakash; Parra-Martinez, Fabio Andres; Landy, Jenna – Journal of Intelligence, 2022
Criterion-referenced testing is usually applied to the assessment of achievement. In this article, we suggest how it can also be applied to the assessment of adaptive intelligence, that is, intelligence as adaptation to the environment. In the era of the Anthropocene, we argue that adaptive intelligence is what is most important not only for…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient
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Matthews, Dona; Foster, Joanne – Parenting for High Potential, 2014
Embarking on the standardized testing process often leads parents of gifted children to other questions about intelligence, tests, and assessment practices. What is intelligence? Do IQ tests measure it? Are there better ways of deciding who needs gifted programming? What can parents request by way of results and their interpretation? Should…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Standardized Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Student Evaluation
McLaughlin, Kenneth F. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
Under Title V, Guidance, Counseling, and Testing of the "National Defense Education Act of 1958," the Congress of the United States has recognized the value of tests as a tool which may be used to help make an early determination of the aptitudes and abilities of the students in U.S. schools. This bulletin attempts to explain the use and…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Guidance, Educational Testing, Aptitude Tests