Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment
Chapter One
OVERVIEW OF THE SB5 AND ITS HISTORY
INTRODUCTION
New editions of nationally standardized tests provide modern wording,
illustrations, enhanced measurement procedures, updated theory and
research, and new standardizations, enhancing the validity of test interpretations.
Such enhancements come at a price, however, in time, effort,
and costs to the developers and consumers. After a 7-year revision
project, the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition (SB5)
(Roid, 2003b) was published with enhanced features, norms, and procedures.
Initial reviews and receptions by users have shown that the revision
possful in many respects, to be described in the
chapters that follow.
The SB5 combines the point-scale format of the fourth edition (SB4)
by Thorndike, Hagen, and Sattler (1986) with the age-level format
found in previous editions such as the classic Forms L, M, and L-M
(Terman & Merrill, 1937, 1960). Examiners begin a standard test administration
by giving the two routing subtests: Object Series/Matrices
(nonverbal) and Vocabulary (verbal). Estimates of ability in the nonverbal
and verbal domains are obtained from raw scores on eac ... read full excerpt from Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment ebook
