... weather can make such an altering effect on a child's education a more obvious view which relates to the above is the length of time pupils had spent in full time education. For summer-born children this could vary between two years and up to three years for those born in the winter. The second factor related mainly to the individuals maturity levels. Research that was made in the 1960's and 1970's stated that there were important differences in each individual child's rates of cognitive development. This was significant at both the 7+ as well as the 11+. It states that every child matures and develops at different stages, which meant that the test given, the results could not produce an actual result for the true level of achievement of that individual. All it could actually reflect is the child's level of maturity. The final factor, which is noted to be the "major ...

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