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Chapter 10: Assessment of Intelligence Brief Summary Chapter 10 will discuss the importance of intelligence testing in the special education process. After reading this chapter your students should be able to understand the following: 􀂃 The complexity of intelligence 􀂃 The purpose of intelligence testing 􀂃 What IQ scores represent 􀂃 Classification of IQ scores 􀂃 The Wechsler scales 􀂃 Indicators of greater potential on the Wechsler scales 􀂃 Other measures of intellectual ability Lecture and Discussion Outline I. Overview of Intelligence II. The Purpose of Intelligence Testing III. Skills that intelligence tests attempt to measure A. Social judgment B. Level of thinking C. Language skills D. Perceptual organization E. Processing speed F. Spatial abilities G. Common sense H. Long and short term memory I. Abstract thinking J. Motor speed K. Word knowledge IV. IQ Scores A. Intelligence Quotient B. Classification of IQ scores C. Research findings on IQ V. Measures of Intellectual Ability VI. The Wechsler Scales of Intelligence A. Wechsler Verbal Subtests 1. Information 2. Similarities 3. Arithmetic 4. Vocabulary 5. Comprehension 83 6. Digit Span 7. Sentences B. Wechsler Performance Subtests 1. Picture Completion 2. Picture Arrangement 3. Block Design 4. Object Assembly 5. Coding 6. Digit Symbol 7. Symbol Search 8. Mazes 9. Animal House 10. Geometric Design C. Scaled Scores 1. Classification of scaled scores 2. Conversion of raw scores to scaled scores and percentiles 3. Verbal IQ 4. Performance IQ  5. Full Scale IQ  V. Other Measures of Intelligence A. The Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale-5 (SBIS-5) B. Kauffman Assessment Battery for Children-II (K-ABC-2) C. Kauffman Brief Intelligence Scale-2 (KBIT-2) D. Slosson Intelligence Test-3 (SIT-3) E. Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (C-TONI) F. Test of Nonverbal Intelligence-3 (TONI-3) F. Otis-Lennon School Ability Test-8 (OLSAT-8)