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ERIC Number: EJ1223860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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What Is in a Name? A Historical Review of Intelligence Test Score Labels
Woods, Isaac L., Jr.; Floyd, Randy G.; Singh, Leah J.; Layton, Haley K.; Norfolk, Philip A.; Farmer, Ryan L.
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v37 n6 p692-705 Sep 2019
Labels for scores stemming from intelligence tests have been employed since their inception in the United States. The purpose of this study was to systematically identify and document score labels for IQs used during the past 102 years. Using pairs of reviewers, score labels from 40 tests were reviewed, and 61 unique labels were identified. Comparative analyses by score range and decade were completed. Results indicate a paradigm shift beginning in the 1980s that has slowly resulted in more common, but not universal, use of terminology that focuses on the statistical aspect of scores, rather than employing value-laden and potentially stigmatizing terms. A universal score label system would help to avoid confusion, miscommunication, and biased decision making.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Cognitive Assessment System; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test; Leiter International Performance Scale; Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability
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