Intelligence tests deserve careful examination before continuing to blindly promote their use as instruments of power over the lives of many Americans. (DM)

Paternal nurturance and some of its components were correlated significantly and positively with the children's IQ scores in the retesting, suggesting that these paternal behaviors may foster cognitive development. Indications were also found that other paternal behaviors may affect the intellectual growth of the child. (Author)

The SIT Correlates highly enough with ACT scores to be considered a valid instrument for predicting acceptance and success in college. (Authors)

Previously tested 5th and 6th graders in the two-year follow-up sample continued to respond associatively on the Children's Associative Responding Test, indicating stability in response patterns. Test-retest reliability of the number of errors was high. (Author/WY)

It is concluded from the results of this study that there are no significant differences in the types of problems experienced by children of different socioeconomic levels, or different levels of intelligence. (Author)

Text of an affidavit in the case, Kennedy v. Detroit Board of Education. Reports on a study which established that prenatal nutrition is directly related to brain size and volume determined at 48 hours of infancy and at eight months of age. Pinpoints the relationship between inadequate nutrition in pregnancy, infant brain size, and intellectual…

Sociogenic brain damage is a condition produced by impoverished social environments. It is related in this paper to the question of what IQ tests really measure. (DM)

Objectives of this study were to attempt to classify preschool children on conceptual tempo, to investigate a relationship between conceptual tempo and ability to inhibit movement, and to investigate the relationship of intelligence to both dimensions. (Authors)

Initial standing in language, reading, intelligence, socioeconomic status, and sex differences did not predict writing ability of third grade children any more accurately for structured than for nonstructured teaching methods, although children who did not spell or read as well as others were able to produce more volume in their writing when…

After giving examples of incorrect questioning techniques and illogical thinking, Bhatt calls for more rigorous training in logical analysis for those involved in educational testing and measurement. (SP)

Child development literature suggests that the child is neither merely a victim of his biological nature nor of his environmental history. Educational programs should, therefore, be built on the concept of a dynamically active learner constantly interacting with his environment. (Author/JF)