Is a 30 point diffrence in iq in subtests a sign of learning disabilites?

Answer 1

It can be a sign of a learning disability. Often, when psychologists diagnose a learning disability, they conduct both an IQ test and an achievement test. When there is a statistically significant difference between the IQ and achievement test scores, the diagnosis of a learning disability may be warranted. If there is a significant difference (like 2 standard deviations or 30 points) between IQ subtests, it may indicate unevenly developed skills and abilities or indicative of something more profound. If there is a huge difference in the IQ subtests, some psychologists may choose to run another test (or several tests) to ensure that the IQ test scores are valid.

Answer 2

Not necessarily. There are a lot of factors involved that don't get taken into account for an iq test. The research has showed that iq tests are not very accurate in general. It is impossible to take into account the environment of the subject. You could take two people of the same sex and same age but from two completely different parts of the world. One person could have had all of the opportunities life has to offer and the other could have litterally nothing, including books or the opportunity to even go to school. Even the smartest people in the world would test poorly if they for whatever reason weren't able to read a book... . Or if the test environment was distracting to the subject, that could alter the results as well. The only thing in my opinion that an iq test is really good at detecting is a person with a very high iq. People who don't test at that level aren't necesarrily stupid or learning disabled. They probably just fall in the average range somewhere. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Depends on what the actual IQ score was. There are some people who just can't take tests so they score lower than the average person would score. I know that 50% of IQ scores fall between 90 and 110. I don't know which subset you would be talking about. The best way to find out if you have a learning disability is to go to your local community college and they do testing there, usually for free. If you are under eighteen and still in high school, the school can do the testing. And like I said, a lot of people score lower than they should because of test anxiety or the fact that they just don't do well on tests. I don't know how I made it through college because I don't do well on tests either.

Answer 4

My father has an IQ of 152, mine is 139, my sisters is 129, my brother's is 120, and my mom's is 98. None of us have a learning disability. My mother seems to be just as smart and capable as the rest of us even though her IQ is over 50 points lower than my father's. My little brother is in all advanced classes even though his is average. However, when I was working with teenagers with learning and behavioral disabilities at my local high school I discovered that the majority of the kids did have lower IQs. However, the kids with behavioral disablities but no testable or diagnosed mental disability tended to have slightly higher IQs than the rest. I also worked with one boy who was extremely smart but had a neurological disorder called dyslexia and could barely read. This had nothing to do with his IQ.

Answer 5

30 point difference between another or yourself. There are many types of Learning disabilities an IQ test is not one. 80 is considered mentally handicapped, but proper testing is needed. If it is a Learning Disability there are wonderful teachers that can help you to learn in a different way.