Alfred Binet
Who is Aflred Binet...??
- He obtained a law degree, however he decided to further his education in psychology, and he is now one of the most renowned psychologists of his time
- Binet is most known for the creation of standardized testing
- Best known for the creation of the IQ test and the Binet -Simon scale
- Binet also worked along side many famous organizations such as the Free Society for the Psychological Study of the Child and the Commission on the Education of Retarded Children
Early Life
How does it affect us today?
- Binet was born in July 1857 in Nice, France.
- Parents were divorced when he was very young, so he was mostly raised by his mother.
- Went to Louis-le-Grand, which is a well respected school.
- he earned multiple awards there for literacy compostition and translation
- Because of Alfred Binet, we now have multiple tests and scales
- Binet led to the creation and usage of tests like the MAP and SAT/ACT
- Binet also created the standard for assessments that we take in school, whether it be quartly or yearly