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Line 62: − − == Asia and intelligence == − − ''See also:'' [[Intelligence testing]] and [[Theory of multiple intelligences]] − [[Image:Asia pol00.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Political boundaries of Asia]] − John W. Traphagan's article published in ''The Diplomat'' entitled ''Asia’s Cult of Intelligence'' declares: − {{Cquote|I have been traveling to East Asia (and many other parts of the world) for more than 25 years and over that time one of the things that has always struck me is how intelligent the general public in countries like Japan appear to be. It’s not that there aren’t dummies in East Asia, but it always seems that the average level of education and ability to think about the world intelligently and critically is impressively widespread. I’ve often thought about why this is the case and also why the same seems more difficult to say about the U.S. The answer, I think, can be found in a comment science fiction writer Isaac Asimov made about the U.S. while being interviewed in the 1980s: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” − − Asimov is right on the mark, and this cult of ignorance is the most serious national security issue facing the U.S. today. It is more important than the external threats from terrorists or the rise of a politically and economically powerful China. And a major part of the reason it is such an major issue for Americans to fix is that our immediate competitors, particularly those in Asia, have managed to create a culture in which rather than a cult of ignorance, a cult of intelligence plays a major role in shaping attitudes about the world and, thus, policies about dealing with other countries. − − Many Americans are aware that the U.S. does not score well on measures such as international student assessment tests when compared to other industrial countries. For example, the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TMISS) the top five countries for math were Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan—the U.S. is not in the top ten. It is better by 8th grade, where the same counties are in the top five (although the order changes) and the U.S. makes number 9. Roughly the same pattern can bee seen for science results. This doesn’t seem too bad, but in a different testing organization’s measure, the Programme for International Student Assessment, the U.S. does not fare quite so well, scoring 36th for math, 28th for science, and 24th for reading. With the exception of science, where Finland is ranked 5th, all of the top five countries in this measure are from East Asia. − − Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month. − American policy has generally worked from the assumption that the problem lies in basic weaknesses in the structure of our educational system with its inherent inequalities and the way in which our school curricula are constructed. These certainly have contributed to comparatively weak scores. I have long been convinced that one of the reasons Japan’s educational system is better than the U.S.—at least in the sense that a very broad swath of the general public receives a good and equal education through high school—is related to funding.<ref>[http://thediplomat.com/2014/06/asias-cult-of-intelligence/ ''Asia’s Cult of Intelligence''] by John W. Traphagan, ''The Diplomat'', 2014</ref>}} − − === Hong Kong and intelligence === − − *[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240176991_High_IQ_and_low_technology_Hong_Kong's_key_to_success High IQ and low technology: Hong Kong's key to success], Researchgate − − *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2808473 The intelligence of six-year-olds in Hong Kong], J Biosoc Sci. 1989 Oct;21(4):461-4. − − === Singapore and intelligence === − − CNN's article entitled ''Why Singapore has the smartest kids in the world'' declares: − {{Cquote|It's a world-class teacher's pet -- a straight-A student that's top of the class: Singapore is officially the country with the smartest high-school kids in the world. − − The country's academic success has helped it become a thriving economy, and the way it has built its education system could hold lessons for the rest of the world. "Singapore is a fascinating case," said Marc Tucker, the president of the U.S. National Center on Education and the Economy. "[It] was a major British port before the Second World War. When Britain got out and closed its base Singapore was in terrible shape. − − "Now today they are one of the best performing economies in the entire world. They did it largely with education and training." If Singapore's rags-to-riches transition was built on education, the secret of its education system is the quality of its teachers. "They source their teachers from among the best kids coming out of their high schools," explained Tucker.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/asia/singapore-smartest-kids/ Why Singapore has the smartest kids in the world], CNN</ref>}} − − === South Korea and Intelligence === − − *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27183495 The Relationship between Executive Functions and IQ in Korean Children and the Comparison with Chinese Children.], Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2016 May 16:1-8. − − === China and intelligence === − − *"IQ has generally increased more rapidly in developing countries, with the biggest leaps seen in China and India. Progress in the developed world has been chequered - the data seem to indicate steady increases in the US, for example, but a decline in the UK.", BBC, 2015<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31556802 Are human beings becoming smarter], BBC, March 2, 2015</ref> − − ==== China and eugenics ==== − − ''See also:'' [[Eugenics]] − − *[http://www.nature.com/news/chinese-project-probes-the-genetics-of-genius-1.12985 Chinese project probes the genetics of genius], ''Nature'' 497, 297–299 (16 May 2013) − − *[https://www.vice.com/en_dk/article/chinas-taking-over-the-world-with-a-massive-genetic-engineering-program China Is Engineering Genius Babies]
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*[[Australia]] national IQ is 98.<ref name="CountryIQ"/>
*[[Australia]] national IQ is 98.<ref name="CountryIQ"/>
== See also ==
== See also ==