Stanford Binet

Intelligence Test
What is an Intelligence
Test?

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An individually administered test used to determine a
person’s level of intelligence by measuring his or her
ability to solve problems, form concepts, reason, acquire
detail and perform other intellectual tasks.

- American Psychological Association (2016)

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 What is an Intelligence Test?

▣ Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale ▣ Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Documents the cognitive strengths Measures intelligence and

and weaknesses of children, cognitive ability in adults and older
adolescents, and adults. adolescents.

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 Stanford-Binet
Intelligence Test
 Who are the proponents?

Alfred Binet Theodore Simon

(1857 - 1911) (1873 - 1961)
- French psychologist and scientist - French Psychologist and Psychometrician
- Noted for his significant research on - Studied children with abnormality at
human mental health capacity Perray-Vaucluse in 1899

Lewis Terman
(1877 - 1956)
-An American psychologist
-Studied at Stanford University in
1910
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Binet-Simon Intelligence Test

1905 1908 and 1911 “But Simon kept it the

same after Binet's
Binet-Simon Intelligence First and Second death in respect for
Test was published in Revisions one of history's
L’Anée Psychologique
greatest psychologists
and Simon's true
idol.”
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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

1916 1937 1960

Lewis Terman published Lewis Terman and Maud Merrill published Form
the Stanford-Binet Merrill published two L-M (Third Edition)
Intelligence Test (First parallel forms of the
Edition) Stanford-Binet: Form L
and Form M (Second
Edition)
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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

1986 2003
Stanford-Binet moved Roid reintroduced the
from age-scale to point- age-scale format for
scale by Thorndike, the test body
Hagen, & Sattler
(Fifth Edition)
(Fourth Edition)
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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test is the first
American test to employ the concept of IQ.

A standard measure of the cognitive strengths and

weaknesses of children, adolescents, and adults.
 Test
Administration
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Teaching Items
Instructions given for the examinee

Routing Test
A task/test to route the examinee to the optimal level of difficulty of
questions
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Basal Level
Preset criterion in the test achieved by test takers for the continuation
of test-taking.

Ceiling Level
Preset criterion in the test failed by test takers for the discontinuation of
test-taking.
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Floor Effect
When most test-takers’ scores are near the bottom.

Ceiling Effect
When most test-takers’ scores are near the top.
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Testing the Limit

Letting the test-takers continue beyond the Ceiling Level.

Extra Test Behavior

Observing the behavior of the test-taker during the test.
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• Length of SB5 is 60 to 90 minutes, 5 mins per subtest

• Format can be paper and pencil, or online

• Usually administered by a Psychologist

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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test (Structure)

80 - 89 = low average
• Hybrid Scale
a. Age Scale 90 - 109 = average
b. Point Scale
110 - 119 = high average

120 - 129 = high achiever

130 - 144 = moderately gifted

145 - 160+ = highly gifted

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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test (Structure)

• Hybrid Scale
a. Age Scale
b. Point Scale

• Contains Verbal and Nonverbal Questions

• Based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of intelligence

 Test Content
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• SB5 contains 10 subtests

• Question types are mixed together

 Validity and Reliabilty
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test is effective with different

groups. The numerous high-end items made it effective to
measure a child's giftedness, and low-end items make it
appropriate for lower-functioning individuals. It can be done
through hand or computer scoring, depending on the
availability of resources. Items are verified as fair and
unbiased with regard to gender, ethnicity, culture, religion,
region, and socioeconomic status.
 Validity and Reliabilty
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

Stanford-Binet test is one of the most reliable standardized

tests widely used. The said test has proved precise results
when it comes to the identification of gifted individuals or
those who get high scores. It was also criticized by some
experts due to its insensitivity. But despite a series of revisions
throughout the century-long history, it still manages to give
reliable results.
 Purpose of the Test
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

• Both verbal and nonverbal responses are measured.

• It can aid in the diagnosis of learning disabilities and

developmental delay in children, adolescents, and adults by
determining their level of intellectual and cognitive
functioning.

• It individually measures the intelligence of five weighted

factors of cognitive ability:
 The Five Factors
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

1. Fluid Reasoning (FR)

2. Knowledge (KN)

3. Quantitative Reasoning (QR)

4. Visual-Spatial Processing (VS)

5. Working Memory (WM)

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