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ERIC Number: EJ338399
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Does the Level of Intelligence Decrease? A Comparison between Thirteen-Year-Olds Tested in 1961, 1966 and 1980.
Emanuelsson, Ingemar; Svensson, Allan
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v30 n1 p25-37 Mar 1986
Changes in intelligence among Swedish 13-year-olds during a 20-year period was studied. Results show: (1) the average of spatial and reasoning intelligence has risen; (2) verbal intelligence increased during the 1960s, but declined thereafter; and (3) by the 1980s girls surpassed in verbal ability and equalled in spatial ability. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intelligence Tests, Intermediate Grades, Longitudinal Studies, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Spatial Ability, Test Results, Trend Analysis, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sweden