University entrants and their non-entrant intellectual peers: A follow-up study of primary school boys

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Abstract
A sample of boys first studied in 1957 were relocated in 1967. The 1967 sample contained a group of young men who had entered high level tertiary courses, and a group of superior intellectual ability on tests given in 1957 who had not reached a comparable education level. These groups were compared on personal and family background variables, and on measures of ability obtained in 1957 and in 1967. High level tertiary entrance was positively related to socioeconomic status and to other family background variables such as parents' level of aspiration for their son, as well as to personal characteristics which suggested a tendency towards deferment of need gratification among high level tertiary entrants. A comparison of test scores in 1957 and 1967 produced evidence of changes in ability levels in these groups over the 10 year period. These changes appear likely to be related to the differences in education and social circumstances found between the groups.

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