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Two Types of Intelligence Testing Compared

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be discussed as well. Bibliography has 7 sources. JGAwchsl.wps A Comparison of Two Intelligence Tests 11/2000 For  More Information on How to Use This Paper Properly, INTRODUCTION The focus of this paper is to compare and contrast the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)  with the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Descriptions of how each test works as well as how they are similar to each other is included. The strengths and weaknesses of  each test will be discussed as well. These two intelligence tests help educators and therapists in distinguishing simple attention span from complex attention span, which involves some manipulation of symbols.  These intelligence tests also permit a better evaluation of working memory, an active space of the brain that is related at least symbolically to that of a computers random  access memory (Kingsbury 8). THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE This well known and popular test of intelligence was introduced to the public in 1939. The Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence  Scale soon became the main standard of I. Q. tests by which other measures of intelligence were judged. It was considered a very valuable tool for clinicians and researchers  alike. This test is based on the assumption that intelligence is a group of separate but related abilities that allow us to learn, act with a purpose in mind,  and respond accordingly. The test is administered by a trained examiner and takes approximately one hour and a half to complete. The latest revision, entitled the Wechsler Adult  Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III), added fourteen subtests which are useful in evaluating different aspects of intellectual functioning. Eleven sectors of the WAIS including one of those that is a new one,