For most of us, IQ tests are little more than another form of online procrastination. We put far more stock in GPAs and other qualifications. Yet until Tuesday, the difference of a single IQ point ...

The average IQ score is designed to be 100. IQ scores between 90 and 109 are considered average. Genetics accounts for about 50% of the IQ differences between people. The intelligence quotient (IQ) is ...

Having a high IQ is not a guarantee of success, experts say Three-year-old Alexis Martin reads at a fifth-grade level. She taught herself fluent Spanish using her parents’ iPad. “From 12 to 18 months ...

Most adults never have to take an IQ test. But tests for assessing students' cognitive abilities, such as the cognitive ability test (Cat), are used in schools around the world. These tests are very ...

Schools have historically used IQ scores in the placement of students on programs or to identify students with mental difficulties. However, IQ scores and tests are no longer the only measure of a ...

More schooling—and the more mentally challenging problems tackled in those schools—may be the best explanation for the dramatic rise in IQ scores during the past century, often referred to as the ...

(CNN) -- IQ scores have been steadily falling for the past few decades, and environmental factors are to blame, a new study says. The research suggests that genes aren't what's driving the decline in ...