How Much Does Schooling Influence General Intelligence and Its Cognitive Components? A Reassessment of the Evidence.

Ceci, Stephen J.

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Publication Date: 1991

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How Much Does Schooling Influence General Intelligence and Its Cognitive Components? A Reassessment of the Evidence.

Ceci, Stephen J.

Developmental Psychology, v27 n5 p703-23 Sep 1991

Reviews the literature on the relationship between schooling, IQ, and the cognitive processes presumed to underpin IQ. The data suggest the importance of quantity of schooling for IQ. Schooling fosters the development of cognitive processes that underpin performance on IQ tests. This development is unrelated to the quality of schools. (BC)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Attendance, Children, Cognitive Processes, Educational Attainment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Memory, Perceptual Development

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Language: English

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