The Genetic and Environmental Origins of Learning Abilities and Disabilities in the Early School Years

by Yulia Kovas and Philip S. Dale

Despite the importance of learning abilities and disabilities in education and child development, little is known about their genetic and environmental origins in the early school years. This study reports results for English (which includes reading, writing, and speaking), mathematics, and science as well as general cognitive ability in a large and representative sample of U.K. twins studied at 7, 9, and 10 years of age Presents new univariate, multivariate,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405184353
• ISBN13: 9781405184359
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"