<p>You know, I'd argue that you can prep for IQ tests, too - just that no one does, because it's largely used for fun. I'd know, because I've seen my IQ score on three Stanford-Binet 5 tests jump about 30 points...</p>
<p>Hard to tell whether one was a derivative of the other; Binet worked on it pre-1900, but didn't hammer out the kinks until after the SATs were introduced.</p>
<p>One must question whether IQ tests themselves measure anything meaningful or concrete. The concept of intelligence itself is a bit vague and subjective. Therefore, to say that the SAT is a disguised IQ test would not be saying much. If you're asking whether the SAT measures intelligence, the short answer is "no." Sure, intelligent students MAY score higher on the exam, but the simple fact that the exam is so coachable disputes any claims that it's a good measure of intelligence. But then again, I think of all of my students are intelligent. :) (By the way, there are definitely "tricks" for solving the hardest math questions.)</p>
<p>"but the simple fact that the exam is so coachable disputes any claims that it's a good measure of intelligence."</p>
<p>in the Land of Oz - that is absolutely true</p>
<p>the sat most definitely can be coached. i went from a 1750 on my first practice test to a 2010 on the SAT 2 months later.</p>
<p>the writing section? coachable. the reading section? ditto. the maths section is more about what you learn in school.</p>
<p>Right - there are no such things as very bright kids and relatively aveage kids - (and certainly not the non-PC - kids below average) and the difference between a repeated taker of the SAT in the range or 1800 to 2000 score and a test taker repeatedly testing between 2300 to 2400 has nothing to do with IQ's or has nothing to with one's "intelliegence" (a word many today claim has no meaning anyways - its all about "coaching" or test taking tricks</p>
<p>In the the Politically Correct Land of Oz no doubt</p>
<p>if you can prep for the sat, its not an iq test</p>
<p>its reasoning, and you can train that</p>
<p>you cant train your intelligence</p>
<p>you can definitely change scores with prep. it's not an IQ test.</p>
<p>Dude, I "trained" for my IQ tests (unintentionally) - Stanford-Binet 5. Sure, I exaggerated - the actual change was more like ten points (140 - 150; apparently, whatever the IQ tests measure, I'm good at it...), but it was a definite improvement. It simply tests a different thought process, which is equally "coachable".</p>
<p>What exactly do the Stanford-Binet tests measure, anyway? I've read their official blurb, but it doesn't make much sense, since I've not the propensity for that.</p>
<p>When taken by a random 11th grader from an average high school and when compared to other random test takers from similar high schools -the SAT test is in essence an APTITUDE test, regardless of the marginal (typically at best a 10 to 20%) impact of the coaching factor - and changing the original name from the Scholastic Aptitude Test to the current POLITICALLY CORRECT abbreviation - won't change that</p>
<p>However for the politically correct still living in the Land of Oz, we can pretend that all those 1600 to 1800 scorers are just a few coaching courses away from scoring 2300 plus - as we know all people are equally intelligent</p>