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Re: PARCC
Posted:
May 31, 2012 6:23 PM
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Posted: May 31, 2012 4:26 PM by Paul:
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> But one thing that I've read but cannot find at the
> moment is that
> with respect to statistical reliability over a
> lifetime, the scores
> stabilize more stating when the brain is mostly
> finished developing,
> starting roughly at or somewhat before puberty. That
> is, there is more
> of this long-term stability in the scores starting at
> that age in
> comparison to starting at much earlier ages. You may
> have noticed this
> yourself.
>
Around age 10 is the conventional wisdom. Which is why I was particularly interested in the study (published in a peer-reviewed journal) showing changes in teen brains that are correlated with changes in IQ scores. That is above the age when we expect IQ scores to stabilize.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v479/n7371/full/nature10514.html
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