From an early age, people loved to test their intelligence. It was done randomly at a tavern or on the street, through simple conversations and competing. Being intellectually competitive is a challenge for everyone. Today, it’s easier than ever to have our IQ measured. There are many ways to do it, but we don’t have access to professional staff all the time. This is unfortunate. But, you know what’s great? The internet! You can’t argue with this. Does this statement make us smart? Probably not, but we can at least know how to measure IQ. Can you do the same?
The web is filled with various IQ tests. You’ve encountered them too, right? They come in the form of ads on many websites and are popping out from all sides. They can be legitimate, a game, spam content, or a simple pastime. Sometimes it’s hard to tell. It would be better if you could do an IQ test on your own. That’s what we think. Do you agree? If you’re still reading this article you probably do. So, what can be done?
This is where things get interesting. You can make this a DIY task. That’s right, a self-devised IQ test. Is this what you’re thinking? We sure hope so, because that’s what we’re talking about. If you want to do what we’re suggesting you need to take a look at this 2024 guide on how to create a simple IQ test by yourself. As the title suggests we are not going to try and make matters complicated. Our IQ is complicated on its own, but let’s measure it all the same. This is how you can devise a test of your own.
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How To Do It?
First, you need to understand one thing. While we use the word ‘simple’ in our title, there’s nothing remotely simple when it comes to IQ tests. They’re intended to measure a person’s intelligence, and even if you’re trying to make a simple one, for your use, you want it to show proper results. This is a hard task. In most cases, it’s handled by a group of professionals who are trained to work in this department.
So, the first thing you need to do is to come up with a set of really interesting questions. This is where it all begins. To be able to determine the right questions, you’ll need to have the population you want to be tested in mind. As we said, this is not an easy task. Without proper research, you won’t be able to conjure up the most reliable and trustworthy question. If this sounds too complicated, and we can already tell you it is, you can always give up on making a test of your own, and just use one of the quality ones available online such as iq-online-test.com. If you opt for this move, you’ll save us all a lot of time. But, if you want to continue, you need to know a few things.
There Are Norms
When you’re making an IQ test, you need to focus on norms. This is essential. The norm in this case is the standard test result. It is a medium of IQ measured at 100. This needs to be the average. Most people who partake in this test have results that vary from -15 from the medium of 100 to +15. So, 100 needs to be the average measurement.
The question we mentioned above, when answered on average, needs to give a result that varies from 85 to 115. So, in addition to having a real set of good questions you need to put them up to the scale. If you can’t do this much your test will never have all the needed components. One of the most important will be discussed in the next paragraph.
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Validity
If you do the both things we mentioned above you can move to this part. Questions that result in average IQ when answered in medium quality are all good. Once you cover the question and the first norm we mentioned, you need to move to the validity. It’s vital to know if your test is even valid. You’ll know this if it’s focused only on measuring IQ. It mustn’t move to any other aspect of answering the questions.
So, it’s not important how fast a person answers. That’s not the point. It needs to be streamlined directly to IQ testing. To be able to do this the right way, you’ll need to have the population you target tested beforehand and measure your test against other available ones. Making your test valid and reliable is the only way you’ll have people use it. Even if it’s only for personal use, you want it to show good results, right?
Reliability
This is a good trait of any test. When it comes to IQ testing there’s little margin for error. Of course, it’s not an exact science, but you want to come as close to accurate results as you possibly could. This is why you must have a clear concept when it comes to measuring your questions. They need to bode well with the difficulty level you want to achieve. Most IQ tests have the same concept. Yes, they can differ greatly, but down deep they rely on the same principles. This is what you need to have in mind once you start conjuring one of your own. Making it reliable is what matters a lot in addition to everything we stated above.
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What Questions to Use?
This is a fair question. We left it on purpose for the end. This is where IQ tests can differ greatly. The one you want to create can have any shape you like. But, all things considered, you don’t have an unlimited set of options. What most basic IQ tests start with are analogies. If this is not your cup of tea you could always make your test focus more on the number series. The combination of the two is also a possibility but that’s the advanced level. Once you get a grasp on them you’re free to move to syllogisms and rotating shapes.
