Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ961252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-2896
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An Increase of Intelligence Measured by the WPPSI in China, 1984-2006
Liu, Jianghong; Yang, Hua; Li, Linda; Chen, Tunong; Lynn, Richard
Intelligence, v40 n2 p139-144 Mar-Apr 2012
Normative data for 5-6 year olds on the Chinese Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) are reported for samples tested in 1984 and 2006. There was a significant increase in Full Scale IQ of 4.53 points over the 22 year period, representing a gain of 2.06 IQ points per decade. There were also significant increases in Verbal IQ of 4.27 points and in Performance IQ of 4.08 points. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Test Norms, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
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