2006-10-27 05:09:21 · 9 answers · asked by eve 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
IQ tests claim to measure in a single number something called intelligence. While I believe that's probably wishful thinking, there has been shown to be a positive correlation between a "high" IQ and success in education and in one's working life in western industrial democracies. Because of that, some colleges and some (larger) businesses like to see IQ test results as a predictor of possible success.
"Trivia, etc:
0% of the population have an IQ below 100.00.
80% of the population have an IQ below 112.62.
90% of the population have an IQ below 119.22.
95% of the population have an IQ below 124.67.
98% of the population have an IQ below 130.81. (Mensa entrance limit)
99% of the population have an IQ below 134.90."
"Misconception: The IQ is a measure of brain performance. (Someone with an IQ of 130 can do 30% more in the same amount of time.)
In truth the IQ is a purely statistical measure. It has no direct relation to brain performance and is not proportional to it."
"Component tests are generally designed and selected because they are found to be predictive of later intellectual development, such as educational achievement. IQ also correlates with job performance, socioeconomic advancement, and "social pathologies". Recent work has demonstrated links between IQ and health, longevity, and functional literacy. However, IQ tests do not measure all meanings of "intelligence", such as creativity. IQ scores are relative, not absolute."
"In The Mismeasure of Man, professor Stephen Jay Gould argues that intelligence tests are based on faulty assumptions ... He spends much of the book criticizing the concept of IQ, including a historical discussion of how the IQ tests were created and a technical discussion of why g is simply a mathematical artefact." (I've read it; it's really interesting.)
2006-10-28 01:45:47 · answer #1 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to put people in with people of a similar learning capacity. Some one very bright would be bored if not & someone lower on a scale would be struggling to keep up.
2006-10-27 05:17:29 · answer #2 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I.Q. stands for Intelligence Quotient, and is a test to measure one's intelligence. The importance of it is to discover possible high intelligence and use it or put it in best situation possible for its use.
2006-10-27 05:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by Chuglon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
IQ tests are not that good! Don't depend on them solely, take into account grades, talents, etc...
2006-10-27 05:12:43 · answer #4 · answered by dollface 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not important....in the grand scheme of things. dont even worry about it.
all it does is measure one's intellectual capacity.
it doesn't measure common sense...which is what some people need.
2006-10-27 05:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They test the brain or what.
2016-05-22 00:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none, most people lead perfectly normal lives without taking that test
2006-10-27 05:12:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When someone brilliant, like myself, wants to shoot off his smart mouth, he doesn't have to feel bad because he has the numbers to back him up. Also, someone smug, like myself, can make others look up to him for all the answers, because I know everything.
2006-10-27 05:12:39 · answer #8 · answered by Obi-wan Kenobi 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
don't bother taking it. they don't let you use spell check.
2006-10-27 05:12:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋