Education strongly predicts adult cognitive test scores in both directions

Evidence

Just as the technocratic-meritocratic theory asserts, education is also closely associated with cognitive attainments. For instance, if the probabil­ ity of attaining the top fifth in adult IQ is plotted against educational level, we find that a person in the top decile in education has a 57.7 percent chance of falling in the top fifth in cognitive scores, while a person in the bottom decile in education has less than a 1 percent chance. — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America, 1015

Categorization

• QUESTION: This says schooling raises measured IQ dramatically, which seems to cut against the ‘schooling does not produce skills’ thesis — worth chasing how the authors reconcile the two.
• XREF: connects to: IQ predicts job performance, academic achievement, and mortality better than any known psychological factor — Research Confirms a Link between Intelligence and Life Expectancy; Intelligence quotient significantly influences important life outcomes; IQ test results strongly predict income, education, health, and longevity, though weaker for individuals — Is IQ A Predictor Of Success? (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Intelligence quotient significantly influences important life outcomes #corroborates (0.78)
• Parental socioeconomic background predicts a five-year schooling gap across the distribution #corroborates (0.72) — Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis, Schooling in Capitalist America, 411