The rise and fall of IQ in special ed: Historical trends and their implications

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 453-465

  Kanaya, Tomoe ^a   Ceci, Stephen J ^a   Scullin, Matthew H ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flynn effect; IQ; Learning disability; Longitudinal studies; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345375578     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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