A school administration is trying to reduce crowding in classrooms and identify students who might be better off in special schools. As a counselor, you have been asked to administer intelligence tests to students for this purpose. Identify some of the cautions that will help you avoid the pitfalls of using information about students' intelligence in negative ways.
What will be an ideal response?
Following are some cautions about IQ and intelligence tests that can help one avoid the pitfalls of using information about a child's intelligence in negative ways: Avoid stereotyping and preconceived expectations: A special concern is that the scores on an IQ test easily can lead to stereotypes and preconceived expectations about students. Sweeping generalizations are too often made on the basis of an IQ score. An IQ test should always be considered a measure of current performance. It is not a measure of fixed potential. Maturational changes and enriched environmental experiences can advance a student's intelligence.
Know that IQ is not a sole indicator of competence: Another concern about IQ tests occurs when they are used as the main or sole assessment of competence. A high IQ is not the ultimate human value.
Use caution in interpreting an overall IQ score: In evaluating a child's intelligence, it is wiser to think of intelligence as consisting of a number of domains.
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