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Jensen, Arthur R. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Notes that preschool compensatory education has not resulted in any appreciable, durable gains in I.Q. or scholastic achievement. Posits that compensatory programs remedied deficiencies in knowledge but not in cognitive processes. Suggests further research into the nature of intelligence and its malleability. (PGD)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cognitive Processes, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
