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| Thread ID: 95325 | 2008-12-02 09:08:00 | What do you think about I.Q tests. | never-u-mind (6500) | PC World Chat |
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| 725094 | 2008-12-03 10:04:00 | What about the Gore students? :D - now that's funny. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 725095 | 2008-12-03 10:47:00 | An I.Q test is just a test to see how much patience you have answering stupid (and pointless) questions. It all comes down to if you can be bothered answering them at the time. | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 725096 | 2008-12-03 18:08:00 | Many moons ago IQ tests were seen as "the determinant" for your future (or so I thought). Up till today I don't know what our Careers Teacher had in front of him when he talked to me because it was a bunch of cr*p (no, you can't go study medicine, you should stick to .......). My mother believed the b*stard totally, and tried to force me into a career I did not want. Needless to say, years later I "scored" the papers this teacher was working on and still can not understand why he did that. Perhaps because we hated each other. LOL sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 725097 | 2008-12-03 20:50:00 | More drivel in the Herald today: Low IQ could mean psychiatric problems later in life - NZ study 4:00AM Thursday Dec 04, 2008 A new study has revealed a connection between low childhood IQ and psychiatric disorders later in life in New Zealanders. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say of 1037 children born in Dunedin in 1972 and 1973 those with lower IQs had an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and generalised anxiety disorder. The children were members of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which made its initial assessment of the children at age three, an online preview of new long-term study says. So all thick people are likely to go bonkers. Cue Tui billboard.......... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 725098 | 2008-12-05 05:21:00 | Okay - was the Avertisment (www.imagef1.net.nz) at the top of the PC World Chat a coincidence or what ?? You weren't using adblock-plus? AAAH!:waughh: |
Blam (54) | ||
| 725099 | 2008-12-06 02:28:00 | The biggest problem with the IQ tests I faced was getting question one on the top page and right way up. I always ran out of time on that one. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 725100 | 2008-12-06 10:43:00 | My son scored relatively high on his I.Q and his percentile was rather high too but didn't really help him much. Too be honest though, until I had the test done and talked to a few "professionals" his demeanor socially, emotionally and physically was unexplainable to me and his teachers. Have you considered dyslexia or mild Asbergers? It's not uncommon and not always obvious. Dyslexia tends to rule against IQ tests which give a low false result but Asbergers people are often very bright. I'd just like to say I admire that you care about your son and are prepared to ask questions. Ideally the school should be able to provide advice and you could consider a bit of private tutoring. Often older students will do tutoring for pocket money and it can be enough to break through a conceptual bottleneck. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 725101 | 2008-12-06 10:57:00 | Today we are all individuals, nobody is better than anyone else, all children are equal, no rankings in class yadda yadda yadda.... Nonsense. :punk There is a fear of anyone being assessed as more able, clever, quicker than anyone else. The fact is some kids/people are much smarter than others. We just aren't allowed to tell our kids - except they aren't stupid. They know without being told who answers questions, who has new ideas, who understands the teacher most quickly. IQ tests have their place in detecting potential. I've known some clever people who have gone nowhere in life. I've also known plodders who appear to be average but achieve very well over the long term because they work hard and honestly. IQ varies over time and is a function of brain stimulation. Put a Mensa member in a freezing works for a season and see how they score. If a child scores well it can open doors and at least suggests opportunities for mental challenges should be given. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 725102 | 2008-12-06 11:00:00 | More drivel in the Herald today: Low IQ could mean psychiatric problems later in life - NZ study 4:00AM Thursday Dec 04, 2008 A new study has revealed a connection between low childhood IQ and psychiatric disorders later in life in New Zealanders. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say of 1037 children born in Dunedin in 1972 and 1973 those with lower IQs had an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and generalised anxiety disorder. The children were members of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which made its initial assessment of the children at age three, an online preview of new long-term study says. .. This study is unique in the entire world (being the longest running and most comprehensive) and is watched by researchers everywhere eg Harvard. If they find something, we should take notice. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 725103 | 2008-12-06 17:21:00 | Correlation is not causation. And such a study is only as good as the intervention strategies that come out of it. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
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