Descriptor
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Foreign Countries | 1 |
| Genetics | 1 |
| Heredity | 1 |
| Intelligence | 1 |
| Mathematics Achievement | 1 |
| Mathematics Teachers | 1 |
| Multivariate Analysis | 1 |
| National Curriculum | 1 |
| Reading Achievement | 1 |
| Twins | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Intelligence | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKovas, Y.; Harlaar, N.; Petrill, S. A.; Plomin, R. – Intelligence, 2005
Mathematics performance at 7 years as assessed by teachers using UK national curriculum criteria has been found to be highly heritable. For almost 3000 pairs of 7-year-old same-sex twins, we used multivariate genetic analysis to investigate the extent to which these genetic effects on mathematics performance overlap with genetic effects on reading…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Genetics, Twins, Mathematics Teachers
