IQ tests are usually used to test one’s intelligence level and have begun to be done on school age children. But it was an IQ test can also be performed in infants. How do I?
There are many factors that can determine the high level of intelligence or IQ (Intelligence Quotient) in children, among other genes, maternal age at delivery, breastfeeding, listening to music in the womb and educational videos for babies.
By doing an IQ test since the infants, parents can assess cognitive abilities since early childhood. But to measure the actual level of intelligence, parents should wait until children approach school age, about 5 years.
Following several tests that can be done to measure the IQ of babies:
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Brainy Child According to the website, Wechsler Intelligence Scale to measure the intelligence of children. Wechsler tests can be given to children aged 6 months upwards. This test can be done without reading or writing.
On the Wechsler test, children were measured verbal comprehension ability, perceptual reasoning, processing speed and memory, among others, by collecting the beam, numbers or pictures in a pattern according to the model or asking to repeat the words spoken by the examiner.
WISC is used not only as a test of intelligence, but also as a clinical tool. Many health practitioners use to diagnose hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities in
- IQ test Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price toy company to develop an intelligence test for infants. Dorothy Einon, commissioner of the Fisher-Price as well as professor of psychology at the University of London to develop this test for babies aged 6 months to 1 year.
In this test, given 10 questions for parents, which can help determine how the baby’s development of intelligence compared with the average intelligence of babies.
In these tests, parents were asked to assess infant behavior, such as how the baby playing with a teddy bear, whether the baby could play a certain game types and how babies respond when his name was called.
- Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID)
Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) is widely used to assess early childhood development. According to Healthline.com, BSID is used for children from age 1 month to 42 months to measure cognitive ability, motor (fine and coarse), language (receptive and expressive) and the development of toddler behavior.
Part of these tests assess cognitive abilities such as sensory acuity, memory learning and problem solving, and vocalizations and the formation of mathematical concepts. These tests also help diagnose and treat children with developmental disabilities and mental retardation.
This test consists of a series of tasks and games that take between 45-60 minutes. The time required to complete the task will then be converted in the scale of values and a composite score. This score is used to determine the child’s performance.