What are some advantages and disadvantages of individual intelligence test over group intelligence test?

Answer the following question with the help of the given points :

Write in brief about individual tests of intelligence

1. Meaning
2. Advantages
3. Disadvantages

Meaning:

Intelligence tests that can be administered to a single person at a time are called individual tests of intelligence, for e.g., Stanford Binet Scales, Koh's Block Design Test, etc.

Advantages:

1. The test administrator can establish a rapport with the client.
2. The test administrator can get additional information about the client's feelings, moods, and expressions during testing.
3. Individual tests are more capable of measuring creative thinking, compared to group tests.

Disadvantages:

1. Individual tests are time-consuming and costly to administer.
2. Individual tests require a trained and skillful examiner to administer, score, and interpret them.
3. These tests cannot be used for mass testing.

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Answer the following question with the help of the given points :

Write in brief about group tests of intelligence

1. Meaning
2. Advantages
3. Disadvantages

Write in brief about the group tests of intelligence.

Meaning:

Group tests of intelligence are tests that can be administered to more than one person at a time, i.e., for mass testing, for e.g., Army Alpha and Army Beta Test, OTIS self administrating tests, etc.

Advantages:

1. Group tests are less time consuming and more economical to administer.
2. In administrating group tests, the role of the examiner is minimal. So, he/she need not go through any specialised training.
3. These tests can be used in cases where mass testing is needed.

Disadvantages:

1. The test administrator has much less opportunity to establish rapport, obtain cooperation, and maintain the interest of the clients.
2. Compared to individual tests, group tests are less capable of measuring the creative aspect of intelligence.

Concept: Types of Intelligence Tests

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Answer the following question with the help of the given points :

Write in brief about group tests of intelligence

1. Meaning
2. Advantages
3. Disadvantages

Write in brief about the group tests of intelligence.

Meaning:

Group tests of intelligence are tests that can be administered to more than one person at a time, i.e., for mass testing, for e.g., Army Alpha and Army Beta Test, OTIS self administrating tests, etc.

Advantages:

1. Group tests are less time consuming and more economical to administer.
2. In administrating group tests, the role of the examiner is minimal. So, he/she need not go through any specialised training.
3. These tests can be used in cases where mass testing is needed.

Disadvantages:

1. The test administrator has much less opportunity to establish rapport, obtain cooperation, and maintain the interest of the clients.
2. Compared to individual tests, group tests are less capable of measuring the creative aspect of intelligence.

Concept: Types of Intelligence Tests

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List of the Cons of Intelligence Testing

• It is challenging to design an independent test.
• It can lead to the use of labels.
• It does not measure all forms of intelligence.
• It can lead to the development of stereotypes.
• It will often test limited subject material.
• It is information which is used inconsistently.

What are the benefits of intelligence testing?

What are the advantages of using intelligence tests in recruitment?

• It makes recruitment more targeted.
• It saves time and money.
• You get future insights into your candidates.
• Your candidates are treated equally in testing.
• Recruitment is adapting to an ever-changing working environment.

What are the limitations of intelligence tests?

1 Limited Measurement. Intelligence tests measure specific thinking skills, such as reasoning and comprehension.

What are some of the drawbacks or biases which may affect IQ test results?

Tests can be biased in terms of impact (e.g., how they are used) and statistically. Tests can be biased if they treat groups unfairly or discriminate against diverse groups by, for example, “underestimating their potential or over-pathologizing their symptoms” (Suzuki et al., 1996, p.

Which is a disadvantage of group intelligence tests?

Which of the following is the most serious disadvantage of group intelligence or general ability tests? Too little attention to the examinee’s motivation and/or anxiety levels. Compared to individual tests of intelligence, group intelligence tests: are more dependent on reading ability.

What is an advantage of testing in groups?

Group tests also are much easier to score because they are dominantly multiple choice. More time is taken to score short answer or essay-based questions, but these are still much quicker than scoring each person’s individual answers.

Which of the following is the advantage of group intelligence tests?

Group tests are less time consuming and more economical to administer. In administrating group tests, the role of the examiner is minimal. These tests can be used in cases where mass testing is needed. …

What is a disadvantage of group intelligence tests?

What are the limitations of using group intelligence tests explain?

An often-mentioned limitation of IQ tests is that they do not produce consistent scores across cultural groups. An IQ test may include questions that emphasize skills that are important to one cultural group, and neglect skills that are important to another cultural group.

What are advantages and disadvantages of individuals?

Advantages and Disadvantages of Working Individually Comparision Table:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of group intelligence tests and of individual intelligence tests?

Terms in this set (4)

• Individual testing. ADVANTAGE. -Examiner can pay more attention to the participants.
• … DISADVANTAGE. -It is very time consuming.
• Group testing. ADVANTAGE. -can be administered to very large numbers simultaneously.
• … DISADVANTAGE. -Scores on the group test are generally dependent on the reading ability.

The term intelligence refers to the individual differences in mental ability. Intelligence tests can be administered individually or in a group.

Individual Tests:

A test can be said individual test in the sense that they can be administered to only one person at a time. Many of the tests in these scales require oral responses from the examinee or necessitate the manipulation of the materials.

Individual intelligence tests are preferred by the psychologist in clinics, hospitals and other settings where clinical diagnoses are made, and where they serve not only as measures of general intelligence but also as means of observing behavior in a standard situation.

Group Test:

Group test was developed to meet a pressing practical need. Group test can be administered to a group of persons at a time.

Group tests were designed as mass testing instruments; they not only permit the simultaneous examination of large groups but they also use simplified instruction and administration procedures. There by requiring a minimum of training on the part of examiner.

Advantages and Disadvantages of individual tests:

Advantages:

1. Examiners can pay more attention to the examinee.
2. Examiners can easily encourage the examinee and observe his behavior during the test more closely.
3. Scores on individual tests are not as dependent on reading ability as scores in group tests.

Disadvantages:

1. It is very time-consuming
2. This type of test requires a highly-trained examiner.
3. It costs more than the group test.

Advantages and Disadvantages of group tests:

Advantages:

1. can be administered to very large numbers simultaneously
2. simplified examiner role
3. scoring typically more objective
4. large, representative samples often used leading to better-established norms
5. A highly verbal group test can have a higher validity co-efficient than an individual test.

Disadvantages:

1. Scores on the group test are generally dependent on the reading ability.
2. Information obtained by the group test generally less accurate than the individual tests
3. the examiner has less opportunity to establish rapport, obtain cooperation, and maintain interest
4. not readily detected if examinee tired, anxious, unwell
5. evidence that emotionally disturbed children do better on individual than group tests
6. examinee’s responses more restricted
7. normally an individual is tested on all items in a group test and may become boredom over easy items and frustrated or anxious over difficult items
8. Individual tests typically provide for the examiner to choose items based on the test takers prior responses – moving onto quite difficult items or back to easier items. So individual tests offer more flexibility.

Reference:

Anastasi, A. (1982). Psychological testing. New York: Macmillan.