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Is there any correlation between intelligence and ATAR score?
mr.politiks:
IMHO:
Someone with higher IQ needs less work to figure out the system of getting more marks in VCE, but still needs to put in the work and still needs to find out that the way to do it is to figure out what the examiners want and how question should be answered. Also higher IQ helps for critical thinking in questions (particularly science). Most of this can be compensated for if you put in the hard yards tho.
So overall IQ helps but isnt the be all and end all IMHO :)
charmanderp:
Doing well in VCE (95+, exceeding your expectations, getting into your course, 99.95, whatever) isn't necessarily about intelligence or how much you study. It's about how intelligently you use your study time and develop studying methods. Skills like critical thinking and depth in analysis definitely do help though.
mark_alec:
I think there is a high correlation.
pi:
--- Quote from: mark_alec on April 12, 2012, 10:05:34 pm ---I think there is a high correlation.
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Any reasoning?
mark_alec:
--- Quote from: VegemitePi on April 12, 2012, 10:09:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: mark_alec on April 12, 2012, 10:05:34 pm ---I think there is a high correlation.
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Any reasoning?
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The VCE system serves as a selector for universities. If it was not an effective system universities would put pressure to change it to something that better measures aptitude. It isn't the best predictor, which is why Melbourne (and others?) implement SEAS to moderate for different student backgrounds.
That along with anecdotal evidence of people I believe are smart and what their ENTER scores were.
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