Stanford Binet original BinetSimon Scale France 1905 n

Stanford Binet

“original” Binet-Simon Scale - France - 1905 n Stanford-Binet - US - 1916 n L (Lewis) and M (Maude) - 1937 n L-M form - 1960 n

Characteristics Psychometric base Single factor (g) Ratio IQ (MA/CA x 100) Strongest for school aged children Lacked representative minority groups

Fourth edition The fourth edition of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB: FE, Thorndike et. al. , 1986) represented a significant departure from previous versions of the Stanford. Binet in theoretical organization, test administration, test scoring and test interpretation.

Fifth edition n 2003 2 – 85 + years Based on CHC model

Fifth edition - scores -- 1 Full scale IQ – (mean 100, SD 15) -- Verbal and Nonverbal IQ scores -- 5 SB 5 factors: -- Fluid Reasoning -- Knowledge -- Quantitative Reasoning -- Visual-Spatial Processing -- Working Memory -- 10 Subtests (mean 10, SD 3) examples

Uses of SB n n n n Clinical and neuropsychological assessment Early childhood assessment Psycho-educational evaluations for special education placements Adult workers compensation evaluations Providing information for interventions such as IFPs, IEPs, career assessment, industrial selection, and adult neuropsychological treatment A variety of forensic contexts Research on abilities and aptitudes