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Download full textMiller, Phyllis, Ed. – Mensa Research Journal, 1999
This issue of a research journal on gifted education examines a number of research projects that delve into questions of how family life affects intelligence, especially among gifted children. Specific articles include: (1) "Are We Raising Smarter Children Today?" (Wendy M. Williams), which discusses the effects of school-related factors…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
Trickett, Penelope K. – 1980
Much research shows that the correlation between IQ and school performance is consistently high. However, some evidence indicates that this relationship is not consistent but is moderated by classroom psycho-social environment at the first-grade level. Data from IQ tests, the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale, number of attendance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBenbow, Camilla Persson; Stanley, Julian C. – Science, 1983
Results of seventh-grade students taking Scholastic Aptitude Test indicate that, by age 13, a large sex difference in mathematical reasoning ability exists; among students scoring greater than 700, boys outnumbered girls 13 to 1. Hypothesized factors thought to influence the difference (such as course taking, attitudes) were not supported by data…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Cognitive Ability, Environmental Influences
