Riverside Publishing Announces the Fifth Edition of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales.Business Editors/Education Writers ITASCA I·tas·ca A lake of northwest Minnesota. It was identified in 1832 as the source of the Mississippi River. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2003 Riverside Publishing Riverside Publishing is a division of Houghton Mifflin Company and provides testing packets for educators. It is based in Itasca, Illinois and is a charter member of the Association of Test Publishers. External links
The Stanford-Binet intelligence scale is a standardized test that assesses intelligence and cognitive abilities in children and adults aged two to 23. (SB5). Dr. Gale Roid, Dunn Professor of Educational and Psychological Assessment at Peabody College Peabody College was founded in 1875 when the University of Nashville, located in Nashville,Tennessee, split into two separate educational institutions. The preparatory school, Montgomery Bell Academy separated from the college, which was originally called of Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. , is the author of the Fifth Edition. "The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition is a contemporary assessment that builds on a century of research into the measurement of intellectual functioning," said John Laramy, President of Riverside Publishing. The Stanford-Binet was originally published in 1916, when Lewis M. Terman completed his American revision of the 1908 Binet-Simon scale Binet-Simon scale n. An evaluation of the relative mental development of children by a series of psychological tests of intellectual ability. Also called Binet scale, Binet-Simon test, Binet test. . Through various editions the Stanford-Binet has become widely known and acknowledged as the standard for intelligence measurement. The SB5 provides a valuable update to this well-established assessment tool. It incorporates key features from previous editions such as the SB IV and SB L-M along with the latest advances in intelligence testing. The Fifth Edition of the Stanford-Binet is appropriate for a broad age range -- 2 to 85+ years -- providing one comprehensive assessment for all ages. The SB5 includes both verbal and nonverbal measurement of five factors: Fluid Reasoning, Knowledge, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-Spatial Processing, and Working Memory. Separate verbal and nonverbal measurement enables comparison of the two types of performance, and is especially useful in evaluating learning disabilities and assessing individuals with limited language skills. This contemporary assessment can also compare an individual's absolute level of ability over time -- without reference to how others of the same age perform. This longitudinal comparison is useful in measuring development in young children and intellectual decline in the elderly. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Roid, "The Fifth Edition brings back the child friendly and diagnostically powerful features of past editions. The development team worked for seven years to create an innovative collection of subtests -- some that do not require spoken responses -- especially to help children and adults with special needs and those with gifted abilities." Consistent with previous editions, the SB5 may be used in early childhood assessment (including individual family plans), psychoeducational evaluations for special education and gifted placements (including individual educational plans), adult social security and worker's compensation evaluations, and research on the development of abilities. The SB5's extended, life-span age range and more difficult items at the high end allow additional uses in the areas of adult clinical and neuropsychological neu·ro·psy·chol·o·gy n. The branch of psychology that deals with the relationship between the nervous system, especially the brain, and cerebral or mental functions such as language, memory, and perception. treatment, career assessment (supporting school-to-work transition School-to-work transition is a phrase referring to on-the-job training, apprenticeships, cooperative education agreements or other programs designed to prepare students to enter the job market. planning) for adolescents and adult career change, and employee selection and classification. About Houghton Mifflin Boston-based Houghton Mifflin Company is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States, with over $1 billion in sales. Houghton Mifflin publishes textbooks, instructional technology, assessments and other educational materials for elementary and secondary schools and colleges. The Company also publishes an extensive line of reference works and award-winning fiction and non-fiction for adults and young readers. Additionally, Houghton Mifflin offers computer-administered testing programs and services for the professional and certification markets. With its origins dating back to 1832, Houghton Mifflin today combines its tradition of excellence with a commitment to innovation. The Company's website can be found at www.hmco.com. |
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