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2006-06-23 20:17:35 · 5 answers · asked by Press288 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
This site has some good information:
http://www.wilderdom.com/intelligence/IQWhatScoresMean.html
Quick synopsis:
Over 140 - Genius or near genius
120 - 140 - Very superior intelligence
110 - 119 - Superior intelligence
90 - 109 - Normal or average intelligence
80 - 89 - Dullness
70 - 79 - Borderline deficiency
Under 70 - Definite feeble-mindedness
2006-06-23 20:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by Scott 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scott's cutoffs are out of date, as are most of the cutoffs listed on the web.
Current usage is a 15-point standard deviation, especially for WISC and Kaufmann tests used by educators.
Actual breakdown used by schools, employers, diagnosticians, and psychologists is as follows:
100 is spot-on average.
64% of all people fall between 85 and 115, or "average" intelligence. This is the group "regular education" classrooms target.
101 - 115 is high average.
86 - 100 is low average.
71 - 85 is "borderline" -- these people are smart enough in daily life skills and social skills, but have difficulty with academics and require more instruction and practice to learn school materials.
70 and below is "mentally retarded" -- the word "retarded" means "slowed down." These are people who are overall slow learners in ALL areas, life skills, communication, social skills, and academics. These require special education supports to truly be able to learn what they can, as they are totally lost in the regular education classroom.
On the other side of average....
116 - 129 is the "superior" range... these are people who are very smart, while still learning very comfortably in the regular ed classroom. These are the people who also navigate well socially. People at this level of intelligence can pursue ANY career field effectively, with study.
above 130 is the "genius/gifted" range... these are people whose thinking speed is far above the "average." They often learn skills after only having one learning experience (in gifted education, the student is "struggling" with a concept if it takes more than one repetition to teach the skill or concept... not a bad thing... we all need experience with struggle and frustration). Some are socially inept because they over-focus on their interests and so tune-out social cues. For a gifted person to truly benefit from the educational process, they need specialized programming.
IQ is a tool for use by professionals in helping design instruction. It should NOT be used to define your self-identity.
2006-06-24 07:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by spedusource 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
130 and above - Very Superior
120-129 - Superior
110-119 - High Average
90-109 - Average
80-89 - Low Average
70-79 - Borderline
69 and below - Extremely Low
Mental Retardation is an outdated (and currently not politically correct) term to use.
And these are only general qualitative descriptions of composite score ranges.
2006-06-24 10:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compare with and to what?
There is only one genuine source of IQ proficiency. The organisation MENSA. Look them up on the web, and then arrange to go and do the test with them if you seriously wish to know your IQ level. (Online IQ tests are just a waste of time/scam as any pschologist will tell you.)
PS I did a test with MENSA and my result was 185.
2006-06-24 03:24:57 · answer #4 · answered by Superdog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, this is an IQ test: where can you find something about intelligence tests? See that thing up there that has the word "search" after it? Can you figure out what to do? Congratulations, you have a brain after all!
USE IT!
2006-06-24 03:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋