Chinese Firm Drops Local IQ Standards for U.S. Hires

Daily Tech ^ | July 8, 2010 | Jason Mick

[dangerdoc]

There is a big difference between association and causation. Active interventions in the areas you mentioned have not been shown to affect IQ. They do not even change school performance in long term measurements.

It is very politically incorrect to say but IQ is primarily determined by genetics.

[luckystarmom]

But brain damage does affect IQ. I have identical twins who should have roughly the same IQ, but one is gifted with over 130 IQ and the other with 90.

Interventions have really helped my daughter. Mainly she knows skills that help her maximize the areas of her strengths. For example, she knows that writing things down helps transfer things from short term to long term memory. Her short term memory is way low and her long term is above average. Her short term memory has improved also.

Also, the way things are taught is important. My daughter has problems if school is based on just auditory means. She does poorly with lectures. She is a visual learner. She can read and understand things. She needs books. Computer lessons are great. Repetition is also good for her.

On her last Stanford Acheivement test in 7th grade, her basic battery came in at the 72% (grade equivalent of 9.6). The complete battery came in at the 65% (grade equivalent of 8.6), but that’s because it included a listening test and she was at the 35% on that.

I think that’s pretty good for a kid with an IQ of 90.

[Gene Eric]

>> IQ is primarily determined by genetics.

Not sure about quotient, but the intelligence part makes sense.

[Williams]

yes that’s what he meant.