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This did make me curious as to how IQ is measured and just exactly what it means
What is IQ and How it is Measured? - About Intelligence (UK)
So - it's actually not an accurate or really 'important' test of knowledge, these days.
Which leads me to wonder just WHY they focused on IQ and not "success in school" or "overall improvement in math or phonics" and stuff like that.
What is IQ and How it is Measured? - About Intelligence (UK)
Most tests have both overall scores and individual subtest scores, showing an individual’s different performance in different areas. It is interesting to note, however, that because modern IQ tests are based on a normal distribution bell curve, they are really only designed and valid for a certain IQ range. In other words, they cannot accurately measure IQ’s at the extreme low and high ends. It should also be noted that your IQ score may not be consistent over the course of your lifetime.
Like many other areas of the intelligence field, there is controversy over what affects an individual’s IQ score. For example, studies have shown that it does seem to be affected by environmental factors such as childhood nutrition, prenatal exposure to toxins and duration of breast-feeding. Other studies suggest a correlation with parental social status and parental IQ but debate still rages over how much IQ is inheritable and what the mechanisms of inheritance are.
So - it's actually not an accurate or really 'important' test of knowledge, these days.
Which leads me to wonder just WHY they focused on IQ and not "success in school" or "overall improvement in math or phonics" and stuff like that.