Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future

This essay, written by the guest editor, is an introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Intelligence devoted to methodological issues associated with the Flynn Effect. The essay evaluates past Flynn Effect research in terms of exploratory versus confirmatory efforts. Future research is also...

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Main Author: Joseph Lee Rodgers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Intelligence
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/3/4/111
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description This essay, written by the guest editor, is an introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Intelligence devoted to methodological issues associated with the Flynn Effect. The essay evaluates past Flynn Effect research in terms of exploratory versus confirmatory efforts. Future research is also cast within this same framework. Finally, the four special issue papers are briefly reviewed, including comments on their own exploratory/confirmatory status.
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spelling doaj.art-6d503cb8620f4b5ba146ba9a3fb87b732022-12-21T18:43:11ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002015-09-013411112010.3390/jintelligence3040111jintelligence3040111Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and FutureJoseph Lee Rodgers0Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203, USAThis essay, written by the guest editor, is an introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Intelligence devoted to methodological issues associated with the Flynn Effect. The essay evaluates past Flynn Effect research in terms of exploratory versus confirmatory efforts. Future research is also cast within this same framework. Finally, the four special issue papers are briefly reviewed, including comments on their own exploratory/confirmatory status.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/3/4/111Flynn Effectmethodologyexploratory analysisconfirmatory analysis
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Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future
Journal of Intelligence
Flynn Effect
methodology
exploratory analysis
confirmatory analysis
title Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future
title_full Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future
title_fullStr Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future
title_full_unstemmed Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future
title_short Methodological Issues Associated with Studying the Flynn Effect: Exploratory and Confirmatory Efforts in the Past, Present, and Future
title_sort methodological issues associated with studying the flynn effect exploratory and confirmatory efforts in the past present and future
topic Flynn Effect
methodology
exploratory analysis
confirmatory analysis
url http://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/3/4/111
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