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The variable importance of general intelligence (g) in the cognitive abilities of children and adolescents created by Harrison D. Kane and Christopher R. Brand

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: An international journal of experimental educational psychology ; Volume 26, number 6,Oxfordshire: Taylor and Francis, 2005Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISSN:
  • 0144-3410
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1051 EDU
Online resources: Abstract: Virtually all research affirms the importance of a general factor (i.e., Spearman’s g) in accounting for individual differences in intelligence (Spearman, Citation1904). However, some scholars have suggested that cognitive abilities are not organised uniformly across all levels of age and ability. Using standardisation data from the Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability Revised, the present study examines the influence of Spearman’s g in samples that vary in terms of ability (i.e., high and low ability) and age (i.e., children and adolescents). Findings suggest that as children mature, their cognitive abilities become increasingly differentiated, irrespective of individual differences in general ability.
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Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections LB1051 EDU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol. 26, no.6 (pages751-767) Not for loan For in house use only

Virtually all research affirms the importance of a general factor (i.e., Spearman’s g) in accounting for individual differences in intelligence (Spearman, Citation1904). However, some scholars have suggested that cognitive abilities are not organised uniformly across all levels of age and ability. Using standardisation data from the Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability Revised, the present study examines the influence of Spearman’s g in samples that vary in terms of ability (i.e., high and low ability) and age (i.e., children and adolescents). Findings suggest that as children mature, their cognitive abilities become increasingly differentiated, irrespective of individual differences in general ability.

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