What is the average IQ for a 12 year old?

Answer 1

The average IQ of any age is 100.

Answer 2

There is no normal IQ and it's generally believed that IQ tests are a poor way to measure intelligence due to cultural biases and other factors. A general range for IQ's is: 140 and over, Genius or near genius. 120-140, Very superior intelligence. 110-120, Superior intelligence. 90-110, Normal. By definition, the average score on any standard IQ test is 100. Any correctly administered IQ test will take into consideration the age of the subject, so "normal" (or average) for anyone of any age would be a score of 100.

Answer 3

Answer:

The average IQ is, by definition, 100. The average should be within 5 to 10 points of 100.

Your IQ changes over time depending on your mental development. It usually gets slightly lower.

IQ Scales :

140+ Extraordinary intelligence

130-140 Very superior intelligence

120-130 Superior intelligence

110-120 High average intelligence

95-110 Average intelligence

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Answer 4

The statistical average for all ages is "100", i.e. the mental age equals the physical age. It is likely that any given group may average higher or lower than 100. Because part of any IQ test relates "mental age" to knowing "how to think", scores tend to decrease with age. IQ's are solely a comparative figure, providing a measurement of the "potential" to learn. (see related link)

Answer 5

Setting the issue of "which IQ test" aside for now**, let's assume that the 13 year old child achieved a full-scale IQ score of 139 on one of the leading IQ tests for children, the WISC-III (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children). What is the likely interpretation?

First, an IQ of 139 on the WISC-III is very high, and suggests exceptional giftedness. Such a child may have near-adult, or possibly early college-level intellectual maturity. This will be demonstrated by the sophistication of spoken and written language used, and evidence of a substantial fund of knowledge and common sense about the world -- well beyond what would be expected in a middle school child. There will be evidence of early development (early reading, possibly by age 5 or earlier), unusual moral sensitivity and compassion, and an apparent desire for perfection or sensitivity to disorder. Finally, it would not be surprising to see such a child, at 13 or even younger, pursuing one or more avocations with unusual passion and intensity. Examples include extensive and organized collections of such items as dolls, coins, and rocks; self-made robot or computer kits; substantial musical or artistic achievements, cultivation of a vegetable or flower garden; memorization of geographic or scientific data, and distinctive achievement in scouting, Habitats for Humanity, or church groups.

Only 1 in every 200 children could be expected to have an IQ of 139 or more on the WISC-III; a large elementary or middle school would not be expected to have more than a handful of such students. Moreover, children who score this high on the WISC-III may have actually reached the ceiling level on one or more subtests of the WISC; if this occurs, additional testing may be needed, and could show that the actual IQ is much higher than 139. In any event, the psychologist administering the test should provide a detailed evaluation, including recommendation for further testing and for placement in special educational programs. This evaluation would include a careful discussion of the child's developmental history with the parents, in order to validate the score and ensure that it does represent giftedness.

As mentioned earlier, however, 139 on certain tests would represent a wholly different intelligence profile than 139 on the WISC-III. If achieved on the Tickle internet test, we almost automatically would reduce the score by at least 20 points, so that the WISC-equivalent score would be something like 115 to 119. Even then, the Tickle test is not very accurate, and may be measuring things not strictly statistical general intelligence ("g"). That said, an IQ of 115 is a strong IQ. Someone with this intellectual talent should not have difficulty attending and graduating from college, and enjoying a better-than-average economic outlook.

** [NOTE: When someone says "my IQ is some-number" it is always a good idea to ask on what test that score was achieved, provided you believe the person is even telling the truth (people are quite likely to lie about their IQs, since they are rarely asked for proof). Research has shown that the IQ score achieved on the online Tickle IQ test is likely to be exaggerated by 20 points or more from what the value would have been on a respected individual test, like the WAIS-III. Keep in mind, 20 points is the difference between moderately gifted and average, or between average and mildly learning disabled. There are also significant differences among respected, science-based IQ tests, and even between a two revisions of the same test. For example, a score on a Stanford-Binet 5 could well be 15 points lower than the score achieved on the older Stanford-Binet LM.]

Answer 6

IQ's are based on the bell curve with 100 being average.

Answer 7

110 matee

mines 132

mine is 138 XD

Average IQ for ANYONE of ANY age is 100. Not 110.

Answer 8

The average age for anyone is 100. The formula is mental age divided by chronological age times 100.

Answer 9

287 i think

Answer 10

100