[bih-ney-sahy-muh n; French bee-ne-see-mawn] /bɪˈneɪˈsaɪ mən; French bi nɛ siˈmɔ̃/
noun, Psychology
1.
a test for determining the relative development of intelligence, especially of children, consisting of a series of questions and tasks graded with reference to the ability of the normal child to deal with them at successive age levels.
Also called Binet-Simon test, Binet scale, Binet test.
British Dictionary definitions for Binet-Simon scale
Binet-Simon scale
/ˈbiːneɪˈsaɪmən/
noun
1.
(psychol) a test comprising questions and tasks, used to determine the mental age of subjects, usually children Also called Binet scale, Binet test See also Stanford-Binet test
Word Origin
C20: named after Alfred Binet (1857–1911) + Théodore Simon (1873–1961), French psychologists
Binet-Simon scale in Medicine
Binet-Simon scalen. An evaluation of the relative mental development of children by a series of psychological tests of intellectual ability. Also called Binet scale, Binet-Simon test, Binet test.