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The initial use was to ration advanced education (secondary or higher), so as not to lavish it on "morons" (at the time a technical term). Similar in concept t
by dredmorbius 1mo ago
The initial use was to ration advanced education (secondary or higher), so as not to lavish it on "morons" (at the time a technical term).
Similar in concept to the German Abitur, which originally tracked students into Gymnasium or vocational tracks. Today it comes at the end of a secondary education (high-school) programme, and is comparable to British A-levels.
<https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing-2795581 https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing...>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abitur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abitur>
- siren2026 1mo agoThose standardized tests seem to mix grit and intelligence and are a way better predictor of success and "intelligence" than those IQ tests. I have met a couple people that were boasting to me they were in the top 0.01% intelligence wise (as proven by the IQ test! Geniuses!). None of them were particularly successful or looked particularly outliers on intelligence based on what they achieved.
- dredmorbius 1mo agoMy point was less what the tests measure and more how they were applied: rationing higher education resources.