Age versus Schooling Effects on Intelligence Development.

Cahan, Sorel; Cohen, Nora

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Publication Date: 1989

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Age versus Schooling Effects on Intelligence Development.

Cahan, Sorel; Cohen, Nora

Child Development, v60 n5 p1239-49 Oct 1989

A study of effects of age and schooling in grades five and six on raw scores from a variety of general ability tests found that schooling: (1) is the major factor underlying the increase of intelligence test scores as a function of age; and (2) has a larger effect on verbal than nonverbal tests. (RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Intelligence, Outcomes of Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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