Re: Assignment #3 -- Life-span Human Development

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Subject: Re: Assignment #3

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Jessika Morris

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Date Posted: 19:16:43 06/19/10 Sat
In reply to: Tonya Murphy 's message, "Re: Assignment #3" on 13:34:42 06/19/10 Sat

Hi Tonya,
I like what you pointed out about how your own mental fatigue factored into your motivation to perform well ont he IQ test - I had the same experience, and I would assume many others did as well (especially that culture-fair test - all the colors and shapes gave me a migraine!)

In thinking about this, I am seriously concerned about how we use these exams with children. One hundred and nine questions is quite a large amount for an adult (too many, truthfully), so I wonder how many questions are on the IQ test for children? I would assume that it is also too many for them to developmentally handle. Children have a hard enough time regulating their learning, thought processes, emotions, and attention - and yet we hand them this test to determine whether or not they are in need of special education services. Perhaps this is how children with attention deficit disorders, aspberger's syndrome, autism, or other social/emotional/attention difficulties end up in special education services when they really are remarkably intelligent. It goes to show that IQ testing can be beneficial, if it is performed in conjunction with other assessments and in a fair, culturally competent, and developmentally sensitive manner.

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Re: Assignment #3	Brooke Isaacs	19:54:51 06/19/10 Sat