IQ: A Smart History of a Failed Idea
Author:   Stephen Murdoch
Publisher:   Turner Publishing Company
ISBN:  

9780471699774


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   04 August 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Stephen Murdoch
Publisher:   Turner Publishing Company
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.497kg
ISBN:  

9780471699774


ISBN 10:   0471699772
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   04 August 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Preface. Chapter 1: The Problem with Testing. Chapter 2: The Origins of Testing. Chapter 3: The Birth of Modern Intelligence Tests. Chapter 4: America Discovers Intelligence Tests. Chapter 5: Turning Back the Feebleminded. Chapter 6: The Tests That Changed the World. Chapter 7: Alpha and Beta. Chapter 8: From Segregation to Sterilization: Carrie Buck's Story. Chapter 9: Nazis and Intelligence Testing. Chapter 10: The 11-Plus in the UK. Chapter 11: Intelligence Testing and the Death Penalty in America. Chapter 12: What Do IQ Tests Really Measure?. Chapter 13: Alternatives to IQ. Chapter 14: The SAT. Chapter 15: Black and White IQ. Afterword. Notes. Index.

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fast-paced storytelling...this is a thoughtful overview and a welcome reminder of the dangers of relying on such standardized tests. ( Publishers Weekly , April 2, 2007)


fast-paced storytelling...this is a thoughtful overview and a welcome reminder of the dangers of relying on such standardized tests. (Publishers Weekly, April 2, 2007)


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Stephen Murdoch is a freelance journalist who has written for the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Newsweek, and many other publications.

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