Presented by Heacock, Gardner Alfred Binet Presented by Heacock, Gardner

Biography French psychologist (1857 – 1911) Went to Law School but then studied neurology Known for contributions to intelligence

Contributions Stanford-Binet intelligence scale: Used to determine the intelligence and diagnose developmental or cognitive deficits in children

Application to Child Development Intelligence scale tested fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual spatial processing, and working memory Ways he tested include: Food recognition Comparison of two weights Definition of abstract terms

Research on children Tested children to see if they were mentally or cognitively deficient Wanted schools to require this testing Tested on his children

Example of Theory SAT, OAKS, and Smarter Balance are developed from his test His theory was a stepping stone for the standardized testing we see today.

Opinion on Theory Brilliant stepping stone for other intelligence/standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, and IQ tests His tests had many flaws such as failing to account for differences in rate of development of all children All children have strengths and weaknesses

Alfred Binet’s Children 2 daughters: Madeleine, Alice Found that in the tests Madeleine would respond differently than Alice would. Alfred then realized that all children learned differently, and began to study this concept in more depth.

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