When it comes to interpreting IQ, also known as the "intelligent quotient", there are many variables used to determine the exact score. Along with a number of different IQ tests, there are also different scoring scales which gauge intelligence at different levels. A good IQ test will be composed of several different areas of intelligence and will help you pinpoint the areas in which you excel in. Two separate people can take the same exact test, get the same score but have entirely different strengths and weaknesses in the separate areas of intelligence.
The first IQ test was constructed by Alfred Binet, a French psychologist who lived in the 1900's. His IQ test was formed to initially to evaluate students and determine if extra assistance in school was needed. This led him to come up with the concept of mental age which meant that he developed questions that could easily be answered by certain age groups. Therefore, test subjects who answered questions that were designed for the average person of a higher age group were considered to have a higher mental age than their actual chronological age.
IQ should be considered a rough measurement of academic intelligence and does not take into account certain environmental or social elements such as home life, schooling, and community. One may also find that their intelligent scores vary test by test. Therefore, your IQ score should not be considered the end all be all, though it does help to provide a rough idea of your academic intelligence. It should also be noted that not all IQ tests are comprehensive and standardized. A standardized IQ test is one that finds the average by using a sample group of people consisting of individuals that make up the current U.S. census data, i.e. race, religion, gender and education level. You will find that most on-line IQ tests are not standardized, which means that the results should never be considered reliable.
When interpreting IQ, it has been found that the average score of most standard IQ tests is 100. The majority of people have an IQ level between 85 and 115. There are also various factors which can result in higher or lower scores. This can include the time of day the test was taken, distractions and other outside elements. The range is estimated to be within 5 points, plus or minus, on any given day and therefore means that if you get a score of 90 one day, you could score a 100 or 85 the next day due to different outside variables. As mentioned before, there are various IQ tests that one could take, all of which have slightly different interpretations of IQ level. Below is a basic idea of what these IQ scores mean. Keep in mind that these interpretations may vary, depending on which IQ test you take.
• 1 to 24 - Extreme mental incapacity
• 25 to 39 - Severe mental incapacity
• 40 to 54 - Moderate mental incapacity
• 55 to 69 - Mild mental incapacity
• 70 to 84 - Slight mental incapacity
• 85 to 114 - Average intelligence
• 115 to 129 - Above average intelligence
• 130 to 144 - Gifted
• 145 to 159 - Very gifted
• 160 to 179 - Extremely gifted
• 180 and up - Genius
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