Alphabetical Order of Surname and Intelligence in Elementary School.

Brisco, Christopher M.; Jacobs, Keith W.

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ERIC Number: EJ213064

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Publication Date: 1979

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Alphabetical Order of Surname and Intelligence in Elementary School.

Brisco, Christopher M.; Jacobs, Keith W.

Southern Journal of Educational Research, v13 n3 p153-58 Sum 1979

Tested 103 schoolchildren to investigate the hypothesis that the brightest students tend to have last names toward the beginning of the alphabet. Significant relationships between alphabetical position of surnames and intelligence were found, but the relationships existed only for third graders and were gone by the fifth grade. (DS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana

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