In the UK we used to have a grammer school system which kids went to at aged 11. There was an exam they had to do at aged 11, it was called The Eleven Plus. If you passed it, you went to a grammer school and went on to do higher qulification at aged 16. If you failed, you went a Secondary Modern school which was less academic and the exams at aged 16 were of a lower academic standard, if you did exams at all. Anyway, they noticed that in the beginning, more girls passed the Eleven Plus than girls. So, what did they do....? Were there more girls going on to higher education? Nah... they changed the questions so that more boys passed. Much like the IQ test that discriminated againt immigrants. Can we trust any test? A >From: Mark Labbee <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [P-F] off topic question >Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 23:06:06 -0400 > >The Mis-measure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould is a really good book with the >later chapters discussing the origin of IQ tests and how they were used to >discriminate against immigrants early in the 20th century. > >Mark > >-----Original Message----- >From: Paleolithic Eating Support List >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth L. Bess >Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 8:14 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [P-F] off topic question > > >Hey all you smart people, >I'm researching the origins of the standard IQ tests. Does anyone know book >titles, web sites, etc. for me to chase on the subject of their origins, >purpose, and whatever else............I'm wanting to dig up dirt. > >Thanks, >Beth