Many studies have been done in relation to the intelligence of children and the factors that are involved in their cognitive and general development, but a recent research carried out in the United States has revealed that children born in September are the best They play at school.Find out why this happens.
Research reveals that children born in September are smarter than their schoolmates
Before you start talking about this study you should know that in a large part of the US states there is a way to form classes per course in the first year of preschool (kindergarten).This consists of bringing children together according to whether September 1 of the school year turns 5 years old, Hereafter, September infants would be the oldest in the class and this study is precisely referred to, not that being born in September makes you "better."
Children who have older among their classmates have a advantage in school , according to what a new study of the National Bureau of Economic Research, conducted in the United States and was published by the national office of economic research.
Scientists examined the cognitive development of more than 1.2 million public school students in Florida between the ages of six and fifteen, all of whom were born in different months.
In the investigation process, the experts discovered that the students born in the month of September , who were at the age of majority in the spectrum of children in their year At school, they highlighted with a higher average annual score than those born in August, who in turn were the youngest in their school year.
According to the researchers, the high scores of these children born in September they used to increase over time, and of the same In this way, later increase the probability that these students will be accepted in a good university.
The study was entitled «Age of school start and cognitive development».In this research they also examined other socio-economic factors that could contribute to the child's progress in school, such as maternal education, ethnicity and family purchasing power.
They also pointed out that students under performance of different origins can be updated before the formal tests are applied at a more advanced age.For example, some parents may choose to retain their children for a school year , while others may enroll them in special programs that support students who have academic difficulties.
authors of the study also analyzed data from youth detention centers in a large Florida school district.
With this additional information, they not only found that they were one of the children Seniors in a school year also translates into increased university performance, and also found that reduces the likelihood of arrest of a teenager for juvenile offenses.
Then, applied to the societies in which we organize the courses per year, this would mean that if you are one of the oldest in the class, born in Jan ro, for example, you are more likely to succeed than those who belong to the youngest group.
Have you thought about it? Are you from the beginning of the year, the middle or the end? Do you think this has really affected you in any way in your development as a student and as a child/teenager? Tell us about your experience!
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