tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post5847632208487128921..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-32636327283037386862009-05-31T14:22:54.624-07:002009-05-31T14:22:54.624-07:00"This might also explain why blacks have higher Wo..."This might also explain why blacks have higher Wordsum scores than Hispanics."<br /><br />Blacks may have better wordsum scores but they do not score higher then Latinos on the verbal SATs(a definite proxy for IQ). <br />http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/27/satAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-25334685753604928742009-05-31T13:20:55.105-07:002009-05-31T13:20:55.105-07:00Thanks. That's good to know.Thanks. That's good to know.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-24874438705199818062009-05-29T04:55:04.869-07:002009-05-29T04:55:04.869-07:00I have read that the Flynn Effect has stopped in t...I have read that the Flynn Effect has stopped in the early 1990's.<br /><br />This is probably explained by the changing demographics of their parents. Possibly the 70's Mex-Ams had non-Enligh speaking parents and the current Mex-Ams have Enligh speaking parents. Or integration into mainstream society is more encouraged now or TV sounds good too. Probably plenty of reasons.OneSTDVhttp://www.onestdv.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-51559397034767049262009-05-28T22:54:04.986-07:002009-05-28T22:54:04.986-07:00"But it's only a proxy, and it's almost certainly ..."But it's only a proxy, and it's almost certainly biased against non-native English speakers."<br /><br />I limited the sample to Hispanics born in the United States. From what I have read, there is no bias as long as you are born here, but no doubt Ms. X is right that, on average, a Hispanic kid will hear less English and poorer English from parents, and more importantly, peers. But I think more TV might help explain the improvement seen in the past two decades.Ron Guhnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-42055201531510202802009-05-28T14:11:59.082-07:002009-05-28T14:11:59.082-07:00The parents still probably don't speak English at ...The parents still probably don't speak English at home and some hispanics will be able to interact mostly with other Spanish speaking kids even if they are US born and can speak fluent English. Blacks don't have that option.FeministXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635838586833298292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-63252026561877128702009-05-28T12:57:17.942-07:002009-05-28T12:57:17.942-07:00Is this the Flynn effect, or just better English s...Is this the Flynn effect, or just better English skills among Hispanics? You're using GSS WORDSUM as a proxy for IQ, right? But it's only a proxy, and it's almost certainly biased against non-native English speakers.<br /><br />intellectual pariahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com