From: Max M (maxm@maxmcorp.dk)
Date: Mon Dec 21 1998 - 04:32:46 MST
From: Timothy Bates <tbates@bunyip.bhs.mq.edu.au>
>Flynn argues that we cannot be more intelligent (he sees no signs of it)
>and that therefore the tests are to be viewed as rather distant
>indicators of general ability.
>
>There are a range of other interpretations, most simply, there are two
>main alternatives.
>
>1. Average IQ HAS increased ...
>
>2. The tests have been made less valid as all children now have 7 years
>of head start at macdonalds ...
It could also be simply that since the IQ test has become the meassurement
tool, the education system has been directed toward acheiving how to improve
the scores in the IQ tests. The education has simply become more focused on
teaching what is relevant for a high IQ-test score.
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