Economic advantage and the cognitive ability of rural children in Zaire
Economic advantage and the cognitive ability of rural children in Zaire
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DOI：
10.1080/00223980.1996.9914992
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发表时间：
1996-01-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Ngunu, N
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作者：
Boivin, MJ;Giordani, B;Ngunu, N
扎伊尔农村儿童（N = 32），4至6岁，注册在整个学年的学前教育和营养强化方案。作为该计划的评价性研究的一部分，用美国指导服务（AGS）早期儿童筛查概况（ECSP; Harrison et al.，1990年）电池，适应当地班图方言的Kituba。在ECSP全球认知能力指标上，富集计划中的儿童表现明显优于附近村庄的同龄人，尽管两组在运动发育或身体发育的人体测量指标上没有显着差异。结果表明，非洲农村儿童的营养状况合理，表现出显着改善智力发展，以应对全面的经济提高和教育丰富的计划，为他们和他们的家庭。
Rural Zairian children (N = 32), 4 to 6 years old, were enrolled in a preschool educational and nutritional enrichment program throughout the school year. As part of the evaluative research for this program, cognitive and motor development of the children was assessed with the American Guidance Service (AGS) Early Childhood Screening Profiles (ECSP; Harrison et al., 1990) battery, adapted to the local Bantu dialect of Kituba. On the ECSP global indicator of cognitive ability, the children in the enrichment program performed significantly better than their counterparts in nearby villages, although the two groups did not differ significantly on motor development or anthropometric indicators of physical development. The results indicate that rural African children with reasonable nutritional status demonstrate significantly improved intellectual development in response to a comprehensive economic enhancement and educational enrichment program for them and their families.