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Stanford-Binet test

Stanford-Binet test

6.3
A test given to one person to measure intelligence and thinking skills
  • noun
  • /ˈstæn.fɔrd bɪˈneɪ teʳst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : test de Stanford-Binet
  • When I was younger, I took the Stanford-Binet test to determine my IQ level.

Examples

  • Though a new Stanford-Binet test has been created, and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) has gone through a third revision, recent trends in identifying the gifted make it clear that IQ testing has been dealt a severe blow.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The Stanford-Binet test is commonly used in schools to assess children's cognitive abilities.

  • -Need a Stanford-Binet test?

    Bandslam (2009)

  • Psychologists often administer the Stanford-Binet test to help evaluate learning disabilities.

Synonyms

IQ test
vsStanford-Binet test
  • Specialized
15 2.7

A test that measures how smart a person is

is an individually administered revision used to measure IQ across ages
intelligence test
vsStanford-Binet test
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A test that measures how well a person can think and solve problems

is a specific individual revision focused on human cognitive abilities across ages
psychometric test
vsStanford-Binet test
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A test that measures how people think, learn, or behave

is limited to cognitive ability measurement rather than broader psychological attributes

Surface Forms

Stanford-Binet test singular
Stanford-Binet tests plural

Morphology

Stanford-Binet + test

A B1 learner who knows 'test' will correctly infer this is some kind of assessment, but the compound 'Stanford-Binet' is a proper name (historical authors/institution) that does not encode the specific meaning 'intelligence/IQ test'. Because the word 'test' provides partial cueing but the crucial diagnostic information (that it measures intelligence) is not derivable from the name alone, the expression is only partially transparent and requires prior exposure or background knowledge.

Etymology

Stanford-Binet test is named after the French psychologist Alfred Binet, who made the first school test to find children who needed help, and after Stanford University, where Lewis Terman changed and spread the test. That's why the name refers to a formal 'intelligence test' used to measure 'IQ'.