{"id":2541,"date":"2011-04-26T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:29:10","slug":"understanding-iq-scores-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/understanding-iq-scores-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding IQ Scores in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Understand IQ Scores\" href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/engine.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2542\" style=\"border: 4px solid black; margin: 10px;\" title=\"engine\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/engine-205x300.png\" alt=\"Engine\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/engine-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/engine.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a>A primary issue about<strong> interpreting an IQ score <\/strong>is that errors commonly occur in  the analysis  of IQ tests. Intelligence tests measure a variety of mental skills,   which are lumped together and called \u201cintelligence.\u201d The result is an <strong>IQ  score<\/strong>.  This number is supposed to be a measurement of a child\u2019s  general ability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that the broad IQ score  does  not reveal scores for each individual skill. In fact, an average or   above average IQ score may result in the misleading assumption that ALL  the underlying mental skills required for good  learning or reading are  equally high. If a student performs below  expectations, it is likely  that one or more of the necessary skills are  significantly weak, thus  signaling a learning  struggle but not pinpointing the source of the  struggle.<\/p>\n<p>This is  why<strong> IQ scores tend to either mask or overlook   learning problems that deserve deliberate and specific attention<\/strong>. To   further illustrate the problem with IQ scores, here\u2019s an analogy:<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Say your car\u2019s engine developed a  clunking sound, and you took it to the repair shop to be checked. The mechanic performed five diagnostic tests and reported the results as  an \u201caverage\u201d \u2014 just as the misleading results in the way  evaluating skills is done with IQ scores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On  four of the tests the  engine tested beautifully \u2014 a perfect 100%. The  fifth score, however was 0%. If  the mechanic told you that the car\u2019s  overall score was 80% \u2014 \u201cbetter than  average\u2026there\u2019s nothing to fix\u201d \u2014  and gave you the keys, you would not be happy  to hear the same old  clunking noise in the engine as you drive  away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The point is, averages can conceal real problems. An  average or above average IQ score may result in the  misleading  assumption that all the underlying mental skills required for good   learning or reading are equally high.<\/p>\n<p>In  the area of  IQ scoring, children with an IQ of 120 (100 is considered  average) might still  have an undetected \u2014 potentially limiting \u2014 skill  problem that could show up at  any point during their education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>From Professional Learning Board\u2019s online continuing education course for teachers: <a title=\"Cognitive Skills: Understanding Learning Challenges\" href=\"..\/cognitive-skills-understanding-learning-challenges\/\">Cognitive Skills &#8211; Understanding Learning Challenges<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nA primary issue about interpreting an IQ score is that errors commonly occur in  the analysis  of IQ tests. Intelligence tests measure a variety of mental skills,   which are lumped together and called \u201cintelligence.\u201d The result is an IQ  score.  This number is supposed to be a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38],"tags":[196,197,198,113],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2541"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11058,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541\/revisions\/11058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}