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Mshelia, Ayuba Yabilar; Lapidus, Leah Blumberg – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Tests of 172 fourth grade students in Zaria, Nigeria, supported the hypotheses that non-Western subjects' difficulties in judging depth in linear pictures are a function of individual perceptual organization, and that training could improve field independence and depth perception. Discusses child-rearing practices that may increase field…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Style, Depth Perception, Elementary School Students
Nenty, H. Johnson – 1986
The Cattell Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CCFIT) was administered to a large sample of American, Nigerian, and Indian adolescents, and item data were examined for cultural bias. The CCFIT was designed to measure fluid intelligence, which is not influenced by cultural differences. Four different item analysis techniques were used to determine…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests
Khammash, Salma B. – 1986
This paper presents the development of the Arabic Picture Vocabulary Test (APVT), derived from the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised, for use in assessing the aural-vocabulary of newly arrived limited English proficiency children, from kindergarten through grade three, whose first language is Arabic. The APVT, an individually administered…
Descriptors: Arabs, Auditory Stimuli, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries