Parenting for the Future

IQ Tests and Intelligence - What Parents Need to Know: A Conversation With Pepper Stetler

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In this Episode you will learn about:

  • The meaning of intelligence
  • The scientists who developed IQ tests
  • How racism and discrimination shaped the IQ test
  • Eugenics
  • Why standardized tests don't measure intelligence
  • IQ tests most frequently used in the US
  • How IQ tests shape the lives of kids with Down Syndrome and other conditions
  • How to advocate for fairer measures of intelligence
...more
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