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Subject: The Use and Misuse of Intelligence Tests (Posting #3)

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LaFrance Hunt

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Date Posted: 19:31:49 02/03/08 Sun

I found this chapter on Intellectual Development & Creativity very interesting and informative. The most important thing to remember and what this section fails to do completely is stress the fact that the scores provided by IQ tests are not the only measures used in determining if a student is eligible for special education. Interviews with parents/guardians, current academic performance in the class, and adaptive measures are also considered in determining if a child is eligible for special education. I find that sometimes people are too hard on IQ tests and would like to totally disregard IQ tests as measures to determine eligibility because they assume that IQ test is the only determinant for special education. IQ tests are important in helping to determine the levels at which children function and what areas the child is strong/weak in. Keeping this in mind, please everyone remember that IQ test are important in the eligibility process and that there are many factors, besides IQ testing, that go into determining if a child qualifies for special education.

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