The Stanford-Binet is a standardize that test a person’s intelligence and cognitive ability. The Stanford-Binet has five editions. The newest edition is the fifth edition, which is written by Gale H. Rod. The publisher of this intelligence book is Riverside Publication, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt company (Rod, 2003). The use of the Standford-Binet is to diagnose learning disabilities, cognitive delays, and mental retardation, and placement/classifications for different types of children and adults (Rod, 2003). The cost of the Standford-Binet ranges depending on the way it is purchased. The test can be purchased in two methods ,an individual components that make up the whole test or a complete test kit (Riverside, 2016). For example, for a complete kit there are four options such as SB5 with the ScoringPro Package, Interpretive Manual and Manual and Scoring Pro. The complete kit cost 1,087.000 and the cost increases with the extra components. Psychology publishers are the types of places where the Standford-Binet can be purchased. Riverside …show more content…
The item books are written in easel form and provides detailed instructions for the test administrator. Abbreviated Battery IQ (Item book 1), and Nonverbal and verbal IQ subtests (Item 2 & 3) the items that are composed of the Binet test (Bain, S. K., & Allin, J. D., 2005). The subtests in item 2 & 3 start from easy to hard. Fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory are the five factor model in the SB5 test. The process of routing is how testing is started, so determination of initial estimate of ability (Rod, 2003). After routing occurs, the examinee is guided to a starting level that matches a person’s ability in every subtest. Low performing children or adults start at level one of nonverbal, while average and high performing people can start at any