MY SON WAS RECENTLY TESTED FOR THE GIFTED PROGRAM AT SCHOOL AND THEY SAID HE WAS A LIITLE TO LOW ... WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO WORK ON SOME ATTENTION ISSUES AND RETEST HIM.
2007-11-19 05:18:10 · 6 answers · asked by Kaia Beth 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
122 is a very reasonable score (age group doesn't matter; IQ tests are constructed for age groups to yield an average of 100 for any age group taking them). IQ tests have standard deviations of 15 points, meaning that your son is about 1.5 standard deviations higher than average (that is, brighter than about 93% of his peers), according to that score.
I would advise against trying to retest, reinterpret and complain until his school puts him into the "gifted" program, though. A thing to remember about "gifted" programs is that they aren't there to be some sort of measure of how proud of your child you should be; they're actually a remedial program for students who come from a background that causes them to be bored by the simplicity of the material presented to them to the point that they do poorly in education; the point of the program is to give them something to occupy their minds when the classroom isn't enough.
A 122 on an IQ test is very good, but it means that you can basically expect your son to be at the top of his class; it DOESN'T mean that you should push him into higher classes until he can't keep up anymore. If you take a very adept algebra student and suddenly put her in a calculus classroom, it doesn't do her any good; in fact, she'll drop behind and get frustrated while she stares at figures she doesn't understand while her peers learn useful and well-organized material they're prepared for.
Chances are, as long as any given child doesn't have an unusually LOW IQ score, if a parent complains and haggles enough the school administration will eventually get tired of the harassment and put their child in 'gifted' programs. But your responsibility as a parent is to look out for your child's education, NOT their recognition.
Your son will have plenty of opportunities later in life to choose between a good education and looking good on paper; one of the nice things about youth is he doesn't (shouldn't) have to worry about that yet. But for now, you should be happy that your child is brighter than most, and let him make the most of his education rather than trying to push him into programs that will frustrate and discourage him.
2007-11-20 10:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
So many things can affect the results of an IQ test. If your child has attention issues, that certainly could cause his scores to be lower than they might be if he were able to fully attend to the task at hand (taking the test).
In theory, IQ is a static thing. It does not fluctuate.
Here is something I pulled from a Web site that might help you better understand the ranking...
115-124 - Above average
125-134 - Gifted
135-144 - Highly gifted
145-154 - Genius
155-164 - Genius
165-179 - High genius
180-200 - Highest genius
>200 - "Unmeasurable genius"
According to this, your son is above average, but not gifted. As has been pointed out, there may have been factors that affected his results. Remember that there is much debate when it comes to the validity of such tests. At the very least, this might help answer your question. :)
2007-11-19 05:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you surte he's 'low'? A score of 122 on an IQ test is quite high based on an average of 100.
An I.Q. score of 100 means that 50% of the people in your age group scored better, and 50% scored worse.
- An I.Q. score of 85 means that 84.13% of the people in your age group scored better, and 15.87% scored worse.
- An I.Q. score of 130 means that 2.28% of the people in your age group scored better, and 97.72% scored worse.
Descriptive Classifications of Intelligence Quotients
IQ
Description
% of Population
130+
Very superior
2.2%
120-129
Superior
6.7%
110-119
High average
16.1%
90-109
Average
50%
80-89
Low average
16.1%
70-79
Borderline
6.7%
Below 70
Extremely low
2.2%
A score of 122 puts him in the top 9% and is not far from the score I got in a MENSA test. I was described as 'gifted' by MENSA and I am sure that your son is in a similar category. As you can see from the scores above he is definitely in the 'superior' bracket. Keep his mind agile and he will score even more. Make sure you encourage him. Children with high intellects and intelligence tend to become bored easily as they see their peers as 'lacking', and also run the risk of being bullied. However I suspect that you will have a very capable child on your hands who should do extremeluy well in life if chanelled correctly.
Best wishes for the future.
2007-11-19 05:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 122 IQ is very good. You should be very happy. However, 135 usually considered gifted.
2007-11-19 05:22:03 · answer #4 · answered by SunnyMoon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
122 is quite a nice high number
2007-11-19 05:20:43 · answer #5 · answered by suzanne g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is not
2007-11-19 05:22:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋