STUDY: MORE TIME IN SCHOOL RAISES IQ

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, January 11, 1992                   TAG: 9201110038
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: The Washington Post
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STUDY: MORE TIME IN SCHOOL RAISES IQ
Remember the big laugh "A" for "Attendance" used to get around report-card time? New evidence indicates it's no laughing matter. And probably never was.
In the findings of a study published in the journal Developmental Psychology, psychologist Stephen Ceci contends that the time spent in school influences a person's intelligence quotient, or IQ, more than the quality of the education itself.
"Schooling makes a big difference [in IQ scores]," says the Cornell University professor of human development and family studies, who recognizes that the conclusion tosses one more wild card into the debate on reforming the nation's education system.
To investigate the relationship between schooling and IQ and the cognitive process that many scientists believe underpins IQ, Ceci amassed and reassessed results of nearly 200 diverse studies conducted worldwide and over several decades. Despite the different methodologies and study samples that were separated by years and continents, he uncovered a "surprising consistency" in evidence linking schooling and IQ.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB