Definition of Binet–Simon scale in US English:
Binet–Simon scale
nounbəˌnāˈsīmən ˌskālbəˌnāˈsīmən ˌskāl
The measurement of intelligence by the application of a test consisting of tasks and problems graded in terms of mental age.
See Binet–Simon test
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1905, a new test for measuring intelligence was introduced and simply called the Binet-Simon scale.
- Binet and Simon, in creating what historically is known as the Binet-Simon Scale, comprised a variety of tasks they thought were representative of typical children's abilities at various ages.
- Lewis M. Terman received his Ph.D. from Clark University in 1905, coincidentally the year the Binet-Simon scale first appeared.
- The best-known individual intelligence tests are the Binet-Simon scale, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
- The Binet-Simon Scale was formulated to identify students who would benefit from special education.