How To Measure Baby IQ

IQ tests are usually used to test a person's intelligence level and have started to do at school-age children. But it was an IQ test can also be performed in infants. How do I? There are many factors that can determine the high level of intelligence or IQ (Intelligence Quotient) in children, among other genes, maternal age at delivery, breastfeeding, listening to music in the womb and educational videos for babies.

 With an IQ test as a baby, parents could assess cognitive ability child's since the early. But to measure the actual level of intelligence, parents should wait until the child approaches school age, about 5 years. Reporting from Livestrong, Wednesday (22/09/2010), here are some tests that can be done to measure the baby's IQ:

1. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) According to the website Brainy Child, Wechsler Intelligence Scale to measure the intelligence of children. Wechsler tests can be administered to children aged 6 months upwards. This test can be done without reading or writing. the Wechsler test, children were measured verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, processing speed and memory, among others, by collecting the beam, numbers, or pictures in a pattern according to a model or a request to repeat the words spoken by the examiner . WISC is used not only as a test of intelligence, but also as a clinical tool. Many health practitioners use to diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities at 

2. IQ test Fisher-Price Fisher-Price toy company to develop an intelligence test for infants. Dorothy Einon, commissioner of Fisher-Price as well as professor of psychology at the University of London to develop this test for babies aged 6 months to 1 year. In this test, given 10 questions for parents, which can help determine how the baby's intellectual development than the average intelligence of infants average. In these tests, parents were asked to assess the baby's behavior, such as how the baby playing with a teddy bear, whether the baby can play a certain game types and how the babies respond when his name was called. 

3. Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID)Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) is widely used to assess early childhood development. According to Healthline.com, BSID used for children from ages 1 month to 42 months to measure cognitive ability, motor (fine and coarse), language (receptive and expressive) and the development of toddler behavior. section of this test to assess cognitive abilities such as sharpness sensori, memory learn and solving problem, as well as the vocalizations and the formation of concepts-the concept of mathematical. These tests also help diagnose and treat children with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. test consists of a series of tasks and games that take between 45-60 minutes. The time required to complete the task will then be converted in the value scale and composite scores. Score this is used to determine the performance of child.

 Source: health.detik.com