Veraksa A.N. IQ as developmental index

Veraksa A.N. IQ as developmental index // Preschool Education Today. 2010, Issue 1 - p. 44-48.

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2010, 1

Aleksander N. Veraksa
Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Professor, Head of the Department of Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Head of the Laboratory of Child Psychology and Digital Socialization; Deputy Director of the Federal Scientific Center for Psychological and Interdisciplinary Research, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

IQ, or intelligence quotient, is widely used in modern psychological diagnostics as an index that assesses intellectual development. We often hear parents talking about other and their own children’s IQ scores, however, we hardly ever wonder about the meaning behind these numbers. The article looks into history of IQ as child’s cognitive development index and discusses restrictions of its scope followed by respective recommendations on its use. Furthermore, the author explains the increase of children’s average IQ for the past 30 years.