What long-range effects have compensatory education programs (such as Head Start) been found to have on IQ, academic achievement, and self-image?
What will be an ideal response?
(a) Participant children tend to show immediate IQ gains in contrast to nonparticipants and may continue to show gains for three to four years after the program has ended. However, such differences are no longer evident by junior high school. (b) Participants are more likely to meet basic school requirements, are less likely to be assigned to special education classes, and more likely to finish high school. (c) Participants' academic pride and general attitudes toward achievement improve. This effect extends to participant mothers as well, who show increased satisfaction with their children's school performance and higher aspirations for their children. The addition of home-based intervention and parental involvement tends to enhance all of the above effects and make long-term benefits more stable.
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A. Identical twins are more similar than any other type of sibling. B. Siblings reared apart were much more similar than identical twins. C. Fraternal twins reared together were much more similar than identical twins. D. Personality scores for twins were not related in either case.