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June 2010
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Childhood cognitive ability and adult academic attainment: evidence from three British cohort studies
Type: Journal Articles
Authors: Ingrid Schoon
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 1(3), p241-258
Keywords: children, education, cognition

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This paper examines the association between general cognitive ability directly measured at age 10/11, and adult academic attainment in three British birth cohorts born in 1946, 1958, and 1970, controlling for family socio-economic background and gender.

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