Covariation of mathematics achievement and general cognitive ability in twins

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-77

  Alarcön, Maricela ^a,b   Knopik, Valerie S ^a,b   DeFries, John C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Heritability; IQ; Learning disabilities; Mathematics performance; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033634231     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(99)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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