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Peer reviewedEspy, Kimberly Andrews; Molfese, Victoria J.; DiLalla, Lisabeth F. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2001
Examined effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
Peer reviewedWilson, Ronald S.; Matheny, Adam P., Jr. – Intelligence, 1983
Assessments of the home environments of 116 families whose twins were participants in a longitudinal study of early mental development were conducted. Predictions of offspring intelligence scores increased from ages six months to six years old. Although home/family variables were related to mental development, so were parental education and SES.…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Influence, Genetics
