Further Evidence for Genetic Influences on Educational Achievement.

Gill, C. E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1985

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Further Evidence for Genetic Influences on Educational Achievement.

Gill, C. E.; And Others

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v55 pt3 p240-50 Nov 1985

This study analyzed the Tertiary Admission Examination and Australian Scholastic Aptitude Test results for 264 pairs of 17-year-old monozygotic and dizygotic twins in Western Australia to determine if examination performance is influenced by environmental or genetic factors. Purely environmental models are rejected as inadequate explanations of performance variation. (MBR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Ability, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Heredity, Individual Differences, Models, Psychological Studies, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Standardized Tests, Tables (Data), Test Results, Twins

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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