| Abstract: | The future evolution of intelligence is likely to move them in the direction of measuring multiple aspects of ability. Tasks will be less abstract and closer to the life experiences of the individual. Parallel tests will be available in a variety of languages and dialects. The metric will change from the present formula to a separate score for each measured ability, normed in relation to a variety of cultural and lignuistic backgrounds. The dominance of environment will be firmly established and the “constancy” issue will be burried. The scores will be used for short-term predictions and decisions, related especially to schooling, and the idea of making “life” predictions or sorting children according to long-term “tracks” will fade. Will we still call them intelligence tests? |
