Posted on 11/29/2017 6:33:33 AM PST by Kaslin
Yes, but in past, IQ has proven to be a poor measure of education. Legitimate arguments are that good test taking abilities, attention span, training and practice, and the clarity of the subject taught, along with personal variables, have far more to do with success than just IQ.
It gets even worse. IQ is different from the ability to use abstracts, such as mathematics or musical notation. Some people are naturally “wired” for that, and others aren’t. I mention music because there are many fine musicians who have spent decades trying to read musical notation, but cannot; yet still play music brilliantly, by ear.
Inhibiting factors, such as dyslexia, and other “spectrum” differences, like synesthesia, are also wholly different from IQ. And some people, like those with Asperger’s, *seem* like they have a high IQ, but just have extraordinary focus; yet at the same time can be emotionally stunted.
IQ is an excellent predictor of educability.
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