[Oz-gifted] tests in the public system

[Ellen Hrebeniuk]

At 11:06 AM +0930 19/9/06, Keith McGuinness wrote:
>  > Sorry -- I meant that the reliability of testing instruments for IQ
>>  is supposedly lower at 5 than at 8.  I don't know whether that's due
>>  to ceiling issues, younger children's unfamiliarity with testing,
>>  etc, but it would be interesting if anyone here has any definitive
>>  answers.
>
>It depends upon what is meant by "reliability".
>
>I *think* what is being referred to here is how reliably -- ie
>how well -- does child IQ predict adult IQ.

Ah -- not a terribly interesting measure from my perspective, then!
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Ellen Hrebeniuk
Sydney, Australia

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