Talk:Stanford-Binet IQ test

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I can't edit the first paragraph for some reason, but I really take issue to the phrase "intellectually deficient children." I think it's appropriate to use person-first language and not stigmatize disabilities and differences. "Children with intellectual delays and/or difficulties" would be more correct and appropriate. Can this change be made?

I did make one change in the "Development" section. Again, this was a PC issue: the "problem of retardation"? I made it a bit more neutral. 160.39.81.63 01:26, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Highest score

The article claims: "The highest score ever registered on the Stanford-Binet test was 328, achieved by David hanna from CNCS brihgton." Shouldn't there be some kind of scale in the article? As it stands, it's just a number that means absolutely nothing; is it supposed to be a completely off-scale IQ or what? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sesse (talk • contribs) 18:54, 27 January 2007 (UTC).

It's an open ended scale, where 100 is the median(?) result. So 328 is theoretically possible as far as I know, though as the other poster says, astoundingly high. Subsolar 20:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

That might be something someone should add. 328 is an astoundingly high score -- you need at last a 132 to get into Mensa's "genius society," so that number is way off the charts as far as what is considered normal goes. Someone should clarify how high that score really is. And on a side note, the article on Michael Kearney says he only got a 325, so one or the other has to be wrong.


[edit] PC and Person-first Language

I can't edit the first paragraph for some reason, but I really take issue to the phrase "intellectually deficient children." I think it's appropriate to use person-first terminology and not stigmatize disabilities and differences. "Children with intellectual delays and/or difficulties" would be more correct and appropriate. Can this change be made?

I did make one change in the "Development" section. Again, this was a PC issue: the "problem of retardation"? Calling mental retardation a "problem" is a bit harsh. I made it a bit more neutral.

[edit] Weak Article

Article should indicate how widely used (and for what purposes) this test is at present, and describe the nature of the present exam. A surprisingly weak article as it now stands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.225.169.12 (talk) 23:31, 16 December 2007 (UTC)