Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and DevelopmentHollingworth, Leta Stetter
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Children Above 180 IQ Stanford-Binet: Origin and Development
Hollingworth, Leta Stetter
Gifted children; Stanford-Binet Test
_Coöperation_. Has given much time to clubs, to tutoring
students, and to giving clerical assistance in offices.
_Integrity_. Commended highly by teachers for uprightness.
_Leadership_. An active leader in many school activities; has
strong initiative and unusual resourcefulness.
_Thoroughness_. Class and extracurricular work characterized by
unusual care and thoroughness; carried through many long-term
assignments with a minimum of supervision.
_Originality_. Outstanding characteristic; while working in
his grade adviser's office he devised a new and superior
arrangement for finding the official classes of any one of
800 students in the grade.
_Partial list of activities and honors_. Program Committee, five
terms; Office Service, seven terms; Little Symphony, two
terms; Orchestra, five terms; Arista, four terms; Junior
Arista, three terms; String Ensemble, two terms; "Dutchman"
Staff; "XYZ" Mathematics Tutoring Club, three terms; prize,
Geometry Contest; prize, Safety Essay contest; medal,
Algebra contest.
_Comments by teachers_. "Very efficient and reliable." "Very
good assistant." "Fine work on Arista Membership Committee."
"Fine boy, earnest, and willing worker." "Brilliant mind."
"Diligent worker."
In June, 1938, upon graduation from high school, G was awarded
a scholarship in Harvard University, which he entered in the
ensuing academic year.
G'S BROTHER'S RECORD
A brother younger than G and his only sibling was tested at the
age of 5 years 6 months at the Educational Clinic, College of the
City of New York. His IQ (S-B) was 151. Other scores were:
Goodenough Drawing 6.0 years
Porteus Maze 5-6
Pintner-Patterson Performance 6-6
Stenquist Mechanical Assembly 6-0
Gates Primary Reading Scale 1B Grade
Stanford Achievement: Arithmetic 1B Grade
This child was also measured by Leta S. Hollingworth in February,
1933, when he was at age 6-10, and the Stanford-Binet IQ was 152.
Other measures made at that time were:
Standing height 50.75 inches
Sitting height 27.75 inches
Weight 78.25 pounds
Found "left-handed"
A letter from the father dated June 24, 1938, reports that G's
brother "graduated from public school this week (age 11 years
6 months). He was awarded one of two history medals given in a
class of 134. In the Terman Group Test given to about 1000
applicants he scored 153, which is the fourth in the group.
The first one in the group was 156."
[1] McElwee, Edna Willis. "Seymour, a Boy with 192 IQ." _Journal of
Juvenile Research_, Vol. XVIII (January, 1934), pages 28-35.
[2] "The Reading of a Gifted Child." By his Father. _Journal of
Juvenile Research_, Vol. XVIII, No. 2 (April 1934), pages 107-111.
[3] This chapter was written by H. L. H.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHILD H
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