Mental Ability, Schooling, and Early Career Achievement of Low-IQ and Average-IQ Young Men.

Flynn, Robert J.

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ERIC Number: EJ223872

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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Mental Ability, Schooling, and Early Career Achievement of Low-IQ and Average-IQ Young Men.

Flynn, Robert J.

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v84 n5 p431-43 Mar 1980

Results showed gross differences between low and average IQ Ss on a number of variables. The regression results, however, indicated that the determinants of career attainment had similar effects among low and average IQ Ss, and that status attainment theory applied equally well to the two groups. (Author/DLS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Intelligence Differences, Job Performance, Mild Mental Retardation, Slow Learners, Vocational Followup

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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