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Exploring the Cognitive Development of Children Born to Adolescent Mothers in South Africa
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Steventon Roberts, Kathryn J.; Smith, Colette; Toska, Elona; Cluver, Lucie; Wittesaele, Camille; Langwenya, Nontokozo; Shenderovich, Yulia; Saal, Wylene; Jochim, Janina; Chen-Charles, Jenny; Marlow, Marguerite; Sherr, Lorraine – Infant and Child Development, 2023
This study explores the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers within South Africa compared to existing reference data, and explores development by child age bands to examine relative levels of development. Cross-sectional analyses present data from 954 adolescents (10-19 years) and their first-born children (0-68 months).…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Parenthood, Adolescents, Mothers
Assessing Early Childhood Fluid Reasoning in Low- and Middle-Income Nations: Validity of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence across Seven MAL-ED Sites
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Ruan-Iu, Linda; Pendergast, Laura L.; Rasheed, Muneera; Tofail, Fahmida; Svensen, Erling; Maphula, Angelina; Roshan, Reeba; Nahar, Baitun; Shrestha, Rita; Williams, Brittney; Schaefer, Barbara A.; Scharf, Rebecca; Caulfield, Laura E.; Seidman, Jessica; Murray-Kolb, Laura E. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
An adapted version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--Third Edition (WPPSI-III) was administered to assess cognitive functioning among 1,253 5-year-old children from the Malnutrition and Enteric Disease (MAL-ED) study--an international, multisite study investigating multiple aspects of child development. In this study,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Intelligence Tests, Young Children, Foreign Countries
Student Teachers' Perceptions about Their Experiences in a Student Centered Course
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Zeki, Canan Perkan; Güneyli, Ahmet – South African Journal of Education, 2014
There is a growing need to provide curricula that meets the changing needs of students in higher education. To train pre-service teachers according to the demands of the new educational contexts, the move from teacher-centered curricula to learning-centered curricula is a must. The aim of this research is to examine the currently used curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Centered Learning, College Students, Preservice Teacher Education
The Relationship between Culture and the Development of Critical Thinking Abilities of Prospective Teachers
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Grosser, M. M.; Lombard, B. J. J. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
The emphasis placed on the individualistic and universal nature of cognitive development in some cognitive development models has resulted in the neglect of the cultural context in the development of cognitive abilities. Consequences of this approach for cognitive development are the strong emphasis which is placed on age-dependent patterns of…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Critical Thinking, Cultural Context, Thinking Skills