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[quote=Anonymous][quote]There are two separate issues: Learning makes one smarter. Reading helps. Exercising the brain helps -- it creates more neural pathways. It makes you smarter.

On the other hand, test prep -- learning test taking strategies will only improve the measure of intelligence, but not the raw intellectual problem solving capabilities.

As an example, I can take subject test that is multiple choice in subjects I know very little about, and do well -- not because I know anything about the subject, but I see that there is only one set of answers that can be correct for the questions. [b]In this case, the test might be trying to measure what I know about 16th century chinese history, and I got an A, but I know nothing about 16th century chinese history. 
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Similarly, knowing how to take a CogAT -- strategies for the specific problems can improve your score, but it will minimally (if any) improve the raw intelligence.[/quote]

Fools gold.  Grade inflation.  Your teacher liked you and gave you an A.  You are not an expert in Chinese history despite your ribbon .[/quote]

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