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intelligence quotient

A ratio that compares a person's cognitive skills with that of the general population, usually calculated as the mental age divided by the chronologic age, multipled by 100

Intelligence Quotient Tests

Preschool Bayley Scale of Infant development, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

School age Wechsler scales, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

Adult Wechsler scales, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Adult 20-35 Severe mental retardation

36-51 Moderate mental retardation

52-67 Mild mental retardation

68-83 Borderline mental retardation

90-110 Average

>140 Gifted–'genius'

preschool

(prē′skool″) [ pre- + school]

An educational institution such as a nursery school or play group that encourages the cognitive, emotional, and social development of children before they enter mandatory education, i.e., kindergarten.

preschool, adjective

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Stay up-to-date with Preschool or Childcare Market research offered by HTF MI.

Preschool or Childcare Market to Witness Massive Growth by 2025/ Montessori School of Shanghai, Shanghai American School, RYB Education Institution

With generous support from the Stengel family, Anera has completed construction of a preschool in Ni'lin village.

Anera opens the first public preschool in Ni'lin

Then as provincial governor, 31 Pagsasarili Preschools were established in 29 municipalities of Batangas.

Recognizing the true nature of preschoolers to prevent dropouts

The preschool program offers a variety of opportunities for children between the ages of almost 3 and 5 years old.

Due to filling of the capacities in 2017/2018, a total of 2,777 children were not admitted to preschool institutions, and the total number of employees in these institutions is 3,666 and is 5 percent higher than the previous school year.

Only 14 % of children enrolled in preschools in BiH, well below European average

The purpose of the event was to debate on how international best practices in the area of preschool infrastructure could be considered for Uzbekistan's context.

World Bank to provide $55 million to Uzbekistan to ensure quality preschool services

MindChamps PreSchool holds the Number One position in market share of premium range preschools in Singapore, with a market share of 38.5 per cent.

CFCG Establishes JV and 'China Preschool Fund' with Singapore's MindChamps PreSchool Ltd

A total of seven Tamil schools nationwide received RM110,000 each under a special allocation from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to build preschool classrooms.

Report: Govt allocates RM1.8m for seven Tamil pre-schools

In 2003, MOE set the National Preschool Curriculum which all preschools, public and private are required to follow.

Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia

BARACK OBAMA'S proposal of "high-quality preschool for all," with $75,000,000,000 in Federal start-up money, inspired similar calls for universal preschool by state and local leaders throughout the country.

Head start or false start?

Teachers' beliefs about the nature of children's learning direct them to select their teaching approaches and subject matter in preschools (Kember, 1998; Trigwell et al., 1999; Watkins & Biggs, 2001).

Teachers' beliefs and perceptions of quality preschool education in Bangladesh: a postcolonial analysis