The Four Major Fallacies of Group IQ Testing.

Bauernfeind, Robert H.

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Publication Date: 1971

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The Four Major Fallacies of Group IQ Testing

Bauernfeind, Robert H.

School Counselor, 18, 3, 156-163, Jan '71

This article examines problems inherent in current practice: (1) defining the concept of intelligence"; (2) using tests which rely on school taught skills; (3) relying too exclusively on test scores; and (4) introducing the concept of chronological age into IQ ratings, further distorting results. Some positive alternatives are offered. (CJ)

Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Anxiety, Group Testing, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Performance Factors, Test Interpretation, Testing, Testing Programs

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