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Another Study consistent with the fact that IQ/Academic performance/life outcomes are genetic/Nature more than Nurture.
The study is Not 100% airtight in that respect, but is quite consistent with both familial and perhaps racial IQ.
The only thing I find surprising is that these Un-PC conclusions are being studied and uttered by MSM science and outlets. In the age of Biotech, PC will have to be swallowed, or at least adjusted.
This story from Australian Public TV, SBS
Maths and reading skills found to be 75 per cent genetic | SBS News
New research shows Genes are more Important in explaining differences in academic performance than teachers and schools.
By Madeleine King - 15 March 2016
A Few of us already knew IQ (which is highly correlative with academic performance/SAT/etc) was about 75% Heritable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ#Estimates_of_the_heritability_of_IQ
[......]A 1994 article in Behavior Genetics based on a study of Swedish identical/fraternal twins found the heritability of the sample to be as high as 0.80 in general cognitive ability, however it also varies based on the trait, with 0.60 for verbal tests, 0.50 for spatial and speed-of-processing tests, and only 0.40 for memory tests; in contrast, studies of other populations estimate an average heritability of 0.50 for general cognitive ability.[18]
In 2006, The New York Times Magazine listed about ¾ as a figure held by the majority of studies.[21]
So the New research hardly a shock for me, but is to ie, 'blank-slate liberals,' or at least it's News that has to finally be acknowledged.
The study is Not 100% airtight in that respect, but is quite consistent with both familial and perhaps racial IQ.
The only thing I find surprising is that these Un-PC conclusions are being studied and uttered by MSM science and outlets. In the age of Biotech, PC will have to be swallowed, or at least adjusted.
This story from Australian Public TV, SBS
Maths and reading skills found to be 75 per cent genetic | SBS News
New research shows Genes are more Important in explaining differences in academic performance than teachers and schools.
By Madeleine King - 15 March 2016
Australian research into the academic performance of twins in NAPLAN tests has revealed that skills in maths, reading and spelling are up to 75% genetic. Genetics also had a 50% impact on writing skills.
In stark contrast, the influence of teachers and schools on students was only found to be around 5%, when looking at why children performed better or worse than their peers.
The research has been conducted by Emeritus Professor Brian Byrne and colleagues at the Centre of Excellence for Cognition and its Disorders, and the University of New England. Byrne is a guest on this week's episode of Insight, sharing his views on how research into twins can deepen our understanding of the general population. The research will shortly be published in full, with much of the peer review process complete. Some parts of the study have already been published.
[......]
The results were surprising.
Families, teachers and schools had a much more modest contribution when explaining the difference in academic performance of children in the same grade or class. The majority of difference between students’ abilities in literacy and numeracy were instead attributable to their Genetic make-up.
Writing skills were the least influenced by genetics – only about 50 per cent.
Genetic influences on reading, spelling and mathematics abilities were found to be between 50-75%.
The findings back up earlier research done in the UK.".."
In stark contrast, the influence of teachers and schools on students was only found to be around 5%, when looking at why children performed better or worse than their peers.
The research has been conducted by Emeritus Professor Brian Byrne and colleagues at the Centre of Excellence for Cognition and its Disorders, and the University of New England. Byrne is a guest on this week's episode of Insight, sharing his views on how research into twins can deepen our understanding of the general population. The research will shortly be published in full, with much of the peer review process complete. Some parts of the study have already been published.
[......]
The results were surprising.
Families, teachers and schools had a much more modest contribution when explaining the difference in academic performance of children in the same grade or class. The majority of difference between students’ abilities in literacy and numeracy were instead attributable to their Genetic make-up.
Writing skills were the least influenced by genetics – only about 50 per cent.
Genetic influences on reading, spelling and mathematics abilities were found to be between 50-75%.
The findings back up earlier research done in the UK.".."
A Few of us already knew IQ (which is highly correlative with academic performance/SAT/etc) was about 75% Heritable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ#Estimates_of_the_heritability_of_IQ
[......]A 1994 article in Behavior Genetics based on a study of Swedish identical/fraternal twins found the heritability of the sample to be as high as 0.80 in general cognitive ability, however it also varies based on the trait, with 0.60 for verbal tests, 0.50 for spatial and speed-of-processing tests, and only 0.40 for memory tests; in contrast, studies of other populations estimate an average heritability of 0.50 for general cognitive ability.[18]
In 2006, The New York Times Magazine listed about ¾ as a figure held by the majority of studies.[21]
So the New research hardly a shock for me, but is to ie, 'blank-slate liberals,' or at least it's News that has to finally be acknowledged.
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)... roughly 20%-30% of blacks are more intelligent than you (measured by IQ).
