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Download full textWahlstrom, Ralph – 1996
This paper takes the position that the main premise of "The Bell Curve" (by Richard Murray and Charles Herrnstein) is that significant advantages exist for possessing an IQ toward the top of the range--advantages that pertain to school success, career, and income. The premise is that people with high IQs have naturally acquired scholarly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
