Differences in exam performance between pupils attending selective and non-selective schools mirror the genetic differences between them

Emily Dawn Smith-Woolley; Jean-Baptiste Pingault; Saskia Selzam; Kaili Rimfeld; Eva Maria Laura Krapohl; Sophie Von Stumm; Kathryn Asbury; Philip Dale; Toby Young; Rebecca Allen; Yulia Kovas; Robert Joseph Plomin

doi:10.1038/s41539-018-0019-8

Differences in exam performance between pupils attending selective and non-selective schools mirror the genetic differences between them

Emily Dawn Smith-Woolley, Jean-Baptiste Pingault, Saskia Selzam, Kaili Rimfeld, Eva Maria Laura Krapohl, Sophie Von Stumm, Kathryn Asbury, Philip Dale, Toby Young, Rebecca Allen, Yulia Kovas, Robert Joseph Plomin

Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry

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Original language	English
Journal	npj Science of Learning
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-018-0019-8
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Origins of learning difficulties and behaviour problems: from behavioural genetics to behavioural genomics
Plomin, R. (Primary Investigator), Breen, G. (Co-Investigator), Eley, T. (Co-Investigator), McCrone, P. (Co-Investigator) & Simonoff, E. (Co-Investigator)
MRC Medical Research Council
1/10/2015 → 30/09/2020
Project: Research
GHCA: Genetics of High Cognitive Abilities
Plomin, R. (Primary Investigator)
EC European Commission
1/04/2012 → 31/03/2017
Project: Research
Non-Clinical Research Professorship.
Plomin, R. (Primary Investigator)
MRC Medical Research Council
1/10/2010 → 30/09/2015
Project: Research

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Smith-Woolley, E. D., Pingault, J.-B., Selzam, S., Rimfeld, K., Krapohl, E. M. L., Von Stumm, S., Asbury, K., Dale, P., Young, T., Allen, R., Kovas, Y., & Plomin, R. J. (2018). Differences in exam performance between pupils attending selective and non-selective schools mirror the genetic differences between them. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-018-0019-8

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Origins of learning difficulties and behaviour problems: from behavioural genetics to behavioural genomics

GHCA: Genetics of High Cognitive Abilities

Non-Clinical Research Professorship.

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