Genetics and Education (1972) by Arthur Robert Jensen torrent

Genetics and Education (1972) by Arthur Robert Jensen.pdf

Supports the contention that environmental influences are not as important in determining IQ as genetic factors. It is argued that prenatal factors are the most relevant environmental influences and that social class and racial variables in intelligence cannot be accounted for in terms of environmental differences alone. Changes in IQ produced by compensatory education programs are generally small. The environment acts as a "threshold variable." While environmental deprivation can prevent a child from performing up to his genetic potential, an enriched educational program cannot push the child above that potential. Environmental methods based upon specific skills and mental abilities other than the IQ need to be developed. Diversity rather than uniformity of approaches and aims is suggested as the key to effective education programs.

379 pages
Publisher: Harper & Row; [1st U.S. ed.] edition (1972)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060121920
ISBN-13: 978-0060121921