On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:22 PM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> Psychometricians will hate this answer (they think IQ measure general
> intelligence), but I contend that IQ tests measure academic skills and
> knowledge. When you look at the items on the Stanford-Binet or the
> WAIS, you see items that require knowledge typically gained in school:
> math, vocabulary, logical reasoning, even geography. In short, if you
> want to know who will succeed in academic settings, give the person an
> IQ test.
What's the trajectory of IQ over time? The SATs are flat to slightly down over the last 35 years - what about IQ?