Is 81 a good IQ score for a 7 year old boy?

Answer 1

IQ tests have been outmoded for decades and for good reason; there are, among brain-based-learning researchers, 8-12 differing forms of intelligence and there are also overlying questionnaires that no 2-year-old could respond to that, when tallied and weighted, give the teacher/parent, or school counselor a clear picture of what a student/learner of beyond school age is most comfortable with in HOW they learn best...and it is encumbent upon the curricula leader/educator/parent to honor that comfort zone first to put each student at ease, while gradually strengthening each learner's range of comfort with other learning styles towards the goal of whole-brain learning, to the best of the learner's ability and desire, and to the "IQ" of the universities known for preparing students at The Bachelor, master and doctorate levels, so that new teachers come prepared for the real world.

THIS is how no child will be left behind, as opposed to the previous administration's misguided execution of a noble concept, which resulted in teachers being forced to train their students to take standardized tests; a terrible waste of money, time, teacher wisdom/experience and student preparation for a life of learning. One hopes this travesty will be emended as soon as possible to bring the lofty goals of NCLB to the forefront.

In outmoded terms, the answer to the question is a qualified NO. 100 was the average, with 70 being a sign that the child had learning -- or testing -- disabilities.

A "good" IQ was relative: 125 was good, 145 was very good, and 160 was considered genius level; anything over 200 was irrelevant, other than that learner will need very careful handling in terms of tutoring and emotion/socializiation training if the learner is moved too far ahead, as many very young teens have found themselves unprepared for advanced level college cultures. Cases of depression and suicide have resulted from this kind of mishandling.

Sorry about the boldface…it's a passionate subject for me, and I finish with this: IQ was about POTENTIAL, based on typical questions that antiquated lecture-teaching styles addressed only one of the four main learning styles; hence 3/4 of students who took IQ tests were unfairly treated by the people who devised the tests so very long ago. And POTENTIAL did not guarantee success--at best it indicated that highly motivated students could do very well if they had high IQ scores, providing their entire education had been outmoded too. Or they could do well in spite of their learning environment.