Gifted with dynamic intelligence test measures and normal with static intelligence test measures: What does it mean?

In the first part of this chapter, differences and similarities between static anddynamic measures of intelligence are presented and analysed. Static measures ofintelligence are generally obtained by testing either a ratio of mental age to chronologicalage or a score of deviation from age norm. Dynamic measures of intelligence aregenerally obtained by administrating novel problem solving tasks to the subjects,supplying them with gradual and balanced assistance that progressively disclose thesolution of the problem, and determining the amount of aid the learner needs to be able tosolve the problem. The amount of aid is inversely proportional to the modifiability index.The modifiability index is the general propensity to change, and can better measureintelligence.In the second part of this chapter it is hypothesized that some subjects can obtain anormal score with static test measures and a giftedness score with dynamic test measures.Two experiments were conducted to examine the relationship between dynamic measuresand static measures of intelligence in low socio-economic background subjects and inADHD subjects. In the first experiment 24 subjects with either high (12) or low (12) levelof socio-economic background were trained to master problem solving tests withdynamic and static measures of intelligence. In the second experiment 57 subjects, 10with ADHD-IA, 10 with ADHD-HI, 10 with ADHD-C and 27 controls were trained tomaster problem solving tests with dynamic and static measures of intelligence. Theresults showed that subjects with ADHD-C and Controls scored similarly on dynamic andstatic measure, but subjects with ADHD-HI and subjects with a low level of socioeconomicbackground had lower scores with static test measures and higher scores withdynamic test measures. Results are discussed in terms of their implications forintelligence tests. © 2007 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.