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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Dad was a developmentalist who was trained to administer IQ tests and he's talked to us about it.

IQ as a single number really isn't a particularly useful metric.  You can have very high verbal skills but low logical or mathematical skills and vice versa.  Those online IQ tests are just scams. IQ also isn't static, it's very dependent on whether you utilize certain skills.

My parents actually didn't give us our IQ scores we got testing into gifted because they didn't want us to compare.  They also taught us that being smart didn't mean much if you didn't apply yourself.[/quote]

That’s why I doubt any of those school tests were actually IQ tests.  Just basic info to see if they could handle a faster pace.

The only legitimate ones are the students tested for learning disabilities.

My son had his tested and there was a 20 point difference between his verbal IQ and nonverbal IQ.  This shows a significant learning disability.  They combine the scores and his combined scores gave a score of 128.  Sounds great but the discrepancy between the two has made life difficult for him.

He’s always been extremely well spoken, large vocabulary, always a few years ahead in reading. The problem is he can’t get it down on paper.   He’s extremely anxious.  He’d be better off with an IQ of 100 with no discrepancy between the two scores.  [/quote]

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