SCHS and Sharjah Educational Zone are organizing a training course on Stanford-Binet IQ test for specialists working in Ministry of Education from 15th to 19th February, 2009 at Parents & Teachers Council. The course will be given by Dr. Mahmoud Al Sha'r, social worker of SCHS's School for the Intellectually Disabled. On Sunday, 15th, February, 2009, Dr. Mahmoud started the course by talking about IQ theories and the different stages of Stanford-Binet IQ test. The test is divided into four aspects. They are Verbal Deduction, Optical Deduction, Quantity Deduction, and Short Range Memory. These 4 aspects contain 15 different tests to measure knowledge and mind capabilities.
On Monday, 16th, February, 2009, the lecturer explained the minor examinations of Stanford-Binet IQ test and it's summarized version via practicality. Specialists were divided into groups in order to undertake one of these minor examinations as a means of training.
In the third day of the course, the lecturer continued practical training as mentioned previously. In addition, each group trained on a certain test and concluded the crude marks for it. Then, they calculated the combined marks, which equal the IQ.
The last two days of the course will witness a continuation of practical training by groups. They need to perfect test giving on normal human beings in order to move to people with special needs. They'll also learn how to write their reports by using clinical signs.
The main characteristics of Stanford-Binet IQ test are that it has a great flexibility that can cover a wide range of knowledge skills of tested items. It has also steadiness that enables distinction between mentally disabled students and students with learning difficulties. Moreover, teachers can understand some of the reasons causing such difficulties. In addition to all this, Stanford-Binet IQ test allows specialists to identify gifted students. It covers students from the age of 2 until seventy.