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Jensen is a controversial figure, largely for his conclusions
based on his and other research regarding the causes of race based
differences in intelligence and in this book he develops more fully
the argument he formulated in his controversial Harvard Education
Review article How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement
. In a wide-ranging survey of the evidence he argues that measured
IQ reveals a strong hereditary component and he argues that the
system of education which assumes an almost wholly environmentalist
view of the causes of group differences capitalizes on a relatively
narrow category of human abilities.
Since its original publication the controversy surrounding
Jensen 's ideas has continued as successive generations of
psychologists, scientists and policy-makers have grappled with the
same issues.
Among particular issues discussed in this book are the problems of
the cultural disadvantaged, the problems of devising psychological
tests which are not biased towards any particular culture, the
problems of minority groups of children in education and the
relationship between heritability and teachability.
Among particular issues discussed in this book are the problems
of the cultural disadvantaged, the problems of devising
psychological tests which are not biased towards any particular
culture, the problems of minority groups of children in education
and the relationship between heritability and teachability.
Jensen is a controversial figure, largely for his conclusions
based on his and other research regarding the causes of race based
differences in intelligence and in this book he develops more fully
the argument he formulated in his controversial Harvard Education
Review article How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?
. In a wide-ranging survey of the evidence he argues that measured
IQ reveals a strong hereditary component and he argues that the
system of education which assumes an almost wholly environmentalist
view of the causes of group differences capitalizes on a relatively
narrow category of human abilities.
Since its original publication the controversy surrounding
Jensen s ideas has continued as successive generations of
psychologists, scientists and policy-makers have grappled with the
same issues.
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