How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement

@article{Jensen1969HowMC,
  title={How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement},
  author={Arthur Robert Jensen},
  journal={Harvard Educational Review},
  year={1969},
  volume={39},
  pages={1-123}
}
  • A. Jensen
  • Published 1 April 1969
  • Education
  • Harvard Educational Review
Arthur Jensen argues that the failure of recent compensatory education efforts to produce lasting effects on children's IQ and achievement suggests that the premises on which these efforts have been based should be reexamined. 
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