Thank you for that in depth explanation> I agree with you and have pretty much realized that it is just a number. You have to look at the individual as a WHOLE. I am sure many times the IQ number will not reflect the capacity of the child, and vice versa.
I guess I have just been so confused with my son. Suspecting for a long time that something is going on with him. He wasn't like the other kids. I didn't even know what gifted was until out pediatrician brought it up a couple of years ago. It all then started to make sense.
Why I want to test is to find out what RANGE of giftedness he is in. Not to get a specific number. It would be just as good to just get a range like MG, HG, etc. I know this varies. 145-160 being considered HG, 160-175 EG. Is this the same for all tests??
Seems to me with the WPPSI a score of 143 for example, would be much more than MG?? And there wouldn't even be any EG kids since the max on the test is 160. I am just confused...
Seems from what you guys have responded that the Stanford Binet-LM will have inflated numbers that are not true to his ability. Are these the old numbers? The numbers we as children would have received? I was never tested but my husband was and I have a couple of friends that were. I would assume they would have used the Stanford Binet-LM right?
Sorry about all the questions, but I really appreciate the help and I am sure others benefit from your responses as well.
