Psych 525 - Intelligence and Measurements Paper

Intelligence Definition and Measurement Paper

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PSYCH 525 Measurements and Statistics

December 5, 2011

Dr. Thomas Snider

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Abstract

This paper will critique Piaget's and Wechsler's definition of intelligence. This paper will state which definition of intelligence best fits my instruments; Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, second edition, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, third edition and Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, second edition, Comprehensive Form. The instruments chosen will explain how the definition and the measures are related and examine the ethical considerations associated with achievement and intelligence tests in education.

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Achievement Assessments

The two achievement tests that I am critiquing are the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test- Third Edition (WIAT-III) and the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement- Second Edition, Comprehensive Form (KTEA-II). The WIAT-II is designed to measure the achievement of students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing and mathematics. The test is administered individually. The KTEA-II is used to test reading, mathematics, written language, and oral language as well as reading related skill areas. This assessment is used in comprehensive form. This test is administered individually for ages 4.6-25. This test takes 30-85 minutes to administer.

Intelligence Assessment

The two intelligence assessments that I am critiquing are the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KBAC-II). The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence test is designed to fairly measure the general intelligence and cognitive abilities of children and adolescents, who may be disadvantaged by traditional verbal and language-loaded measures. It measures symbolic memory, cube design, spatial memory, analogic reasoning, object memory, mazes, memory quotient, reasoning quotient, symbolic quotient nonsymbolic quotient, and full scale IQ. The test is administered individually for ages 5-17. The test can take up to 45 minutes to administer depending on the battery used (Abbreviated, Standard, or

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Extended).