SON-tests

Article summary

The Snijders-Oomen nonverbal intelligence tests, shortly the SON-tests, are intelligence tests appropriate for children and adults from two and a half to forty years old. The tests are called nonverbal because they can be administered without having to use written or spoken language. The manuals also contain verbal instructions, but the spoken text does not contain extra information compared to the non-verbal instructions. The way the tests are administered is adjusted to the communicative abilities of the subject in order to create a natural test situation. The tests provide an intelligence score that indicates how someone performs in comparison with other persons from the same age.

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1. publication date: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343147757