Bright Students
.: * U - Press Association). | AUCKLAND Ayg. 2L~ Standardised intelligence tests on Auckland Teachers’ College students I showed that the men had a higher mean intelligence quotient than the women, who ’seemed to • do' better academically, the principal Mr D. K. D. McGhie,- told ' tjie Auckland Teachers’. College' council ast night. The ihean was 119.36 for men-add'll7.9B for women. Mr McGhie said today that in the tests a result of < 109 represented the average population, 115 and above was intellectually bright, 125 and above was intellec-
tualiy superior, and 150 and above was genius level. He. reported that it was gratifying to see how high.fly the students rated,., but . he had been surprised to ■■ see that the men ranked ■ higher than the women. There was not a great difference between those who also went to university and those who did not, or between those taking different subjects. riir example, there were students of high I.Q. taking both physical education and music. All on a special married women’s course had I.Q.s of more than 115.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32073, 22 August 1969, Page 22
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