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Assessment of three-year-olds with the Stanford-Binet Fourth Edition
D L Johnson1, V M Howie, M Owen
1Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Texas 77204-5341.
Insights
The Stanford-Binet IV is useful for assessing young children's intellectual abilities, despite some administration challenges. It shows moderate correlations with environmental factors and vocabulary development.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Educational Assessment
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- The Stanford-Binet, Fourth Edition (SB4) is normed for ages 30 months and older.
- Limited research exists on SB4's utility with very young children, specifically 36-month-olds.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the usability of the SB4 with three-year-old children.
- To examine correlations between SB4 scores and environmental measures.
- To compare SB4 performance with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised (PPVT-R).
Main Methods:
- A study involving 121 three-year-old children.
- Administration of the Stanford-Binet IV.
- Correlation analyses with environmental measures and the PPVT-R.
Main Results:
- Some subtests presented administration difficulties.
- Moderate correlations were found between SB4 scores and environmental measures.
- SB4 and PPVT-R scores demonstrated moderate correlation.
Conclusions:
- The Stanford-Binet IV is a valuable tool for assessing a wide spectrum of intellectual abilities in young children.
- Despite minor administration issues, the SB4 provides meaningful data for this age group.
- The SB4's findings align with other measures of cognitive and linguistic development.
Abstract:
The Stanford-Binet, Fourth Edition was normed for children 30 months of age and older, but its usefulness with young children (e.g., 36 months) has received little attention. This study of 121 three-year-old children examined possible administration problems, provided correlations with three environmental measures, and compared scores with those of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Revised. Problems of administration did arise on some subtests, correlations with environmental measures were moderate, and scores on the Stanford-Binet IV and PPVT-R were moderately correlated. The Stanford-Binet IV is a useful test in assessment of a broad range of intellectual abilities.