The educated IQ.In the contentious field of intelligence testing, some researchers argue that IQ scores represent a measure of stable, general intelligence that underlies achievement at school and work. But a review of nearly 200 studies charting IQ development indicates that IQ rises as people spend more time in school, regardless of the quality of schooling, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in the September DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY developmental psychology Branch of psychology concerned with changes in cognitive, motivational, psychophysiological, and social functioning that occur throughout the human life span. . Even the most basic schooling fosters thinking and problem-solving skills tapped by most IQ tests, asserts psychologist Stephen J. Ceci Stephen J. Ceci is an American psychology professor at Cornell University. He studies the accuracy of children's courtroom testimony as it applies to allegations of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect), and he is expert in copythe development of intelligence and memory. of Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. in Ithaca, N.Y. Ceci notes several trends in the data: Small but consistent IQ drops occur during summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. , especially among youngsters living in poor areas; children who attend school intermittently in·ter·mit·tent adj. 1. Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic. 2. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake. experience steadily declining IQs; children who begin school late or who drop out have lower IQs than their peers; fluctuations in IQ scores closely parallel peaks and valleys in academic achievement scores, suggesting that both measures respond to similar school influences; and average IQs rose dramatically from 1952 to 1982 in 14 industrial nations (SN: 8/15/87, p.108) as the average level of education for citizens in those countries increased. Other factors, including genetics, affect individual IQs, Ceci acknowledges, but the studies suggest that the magnitude of the educational effect ranges from losing one-quarter of an IQ point to six IQ points per year of missed school. |
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