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This is from a blog I follow. > University students have average intelligence according to Uttl et al. They suggest the following consequences: First, universi
by dilawar 3y ago
This is from a blog I follow.
> University students have average intelligence according to Uttl et al. They suggest the following consequences: First, universities and professors
need to realize that students are no longer extraordinary but merely average, and have to adjust curricula and academic standards. Second, employers can no longer rely on applicants with university degrees to be more capable or smarter than those without degrees. Third, students need
to realize that acceptance into university is no longer an invitation to join an elite group.
- toddmorey 3y agoWere university students ever genuinely an elite group? I’d be interested to know if there’s any data to suggest historical university students were somehow more extraordinary.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoIn 1960, only 41% of the population had graduated from high school. (I presume not 41% of the student-age population, but 41% of the total population.) By 2022, 38% of the population had graduated from college. Conclusion: A college degree today means roughly what a high school diploma meant in 1960 - except that it takes a lot more time and money to get. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attainment-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attai...
- CobrastanJorji 3y agoSure, but why would that inherently relate to whether the graduates were smarter? There was less of a need or expectation to get college degrees, so most people didn't. Now there is, and so most people do. It's not necessarily that the smartest 7% were the college graduates.