A Cross-Cultural Study of Intellectual and Nonintellectual Factors Influencing Mathematical Ability in Tibetan and Han Students

Shehu, L.A.; Min, Fu; Mingfu, Kong; Zhong-chun, Wang

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“…But, when it comes to long-term exposure to HA, the situation becomes rather complex. A considerable body of research compared native HA residents with native LA residents and found cognitive impairments in HA residents [10][11][12]. In this situation, cultural and genetic differences between the two populations could be confounding factors when inferring about the effect of chronic exposure to HA [6].…”

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The Influence of Prolonged High Altitude Deployment on Psychomotor Functions Among Chinese Military Plateau Motor Vehicle Operators: Does Deployment Duration Matter?

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Background:Psychomotor functions are necessary for Chinese military plateau motor vehicle operators (PMVOs) to complete their driving tasks. This study aimed to investigate (1) the influence of chronic exposure to high altitude (HA) on psychomotor functions among PMVOs; (2) whether deployment duration at HA moderated the effect of HA.Methods: 196 male PMVOs in Golmud (average altitude: 2,890 m) and 192 male lowland motor vehicle operators (LMVOs) were recruited as the studygroup (HA group) and control group (LA group). Both groups were in turn categorized into 3 groups by deployment duration: Group A (less than 1 year), Group B (between 1 year and 2 years), and Group C (more than 2 years). All participants completed simple reaction time, bimanual coordination test, fine motor dexterity test, and eye-hand coordination test. Between-altitude and deployment duration differences were explored usinganalysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: HA group participants had slower simple reaction time in comparison to LA group (F(1, 387) = 18.041, p< 0.001, ηp2 = 0.045).HA group needed less time to complete the bimanual coordination test (F(1, 387) = 2295.648, p< 0.001, ηp2 = 0.857). HA group had more error times in fine motor dexterity test (F(1, 387) = 5.980, p = 0.015, ηp2 = 0.015). HA group participants had better left aim index (F(1, 387) = 13.205, p< 0.001, ηp2 = 0.033) and more right hits (F(1, 387) = 3.916, p = 0.049, ηp2 = 0.010) in aiming test. The interaction effect of altitude and duration was significant on hit number with left hand in the tapping test (F(2, 387) = 3.327, p = 0.037, ηp2 = 0.017). Butsimple effect analysis showed that the effect of duration was not significant among HA group (p = 0.129).Conclusions: In this study, we found that prolonged exposure to HA may cause psychomotor slowing and declining fine motor dexterity. But, the moderating effect of deployment duration was not supported by this study.

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The Influence of Prolonged High Altitude Deployment on Psychomotor Functions Among Chinese Military Plateau Motor Vehicle Operators: Does Deployment Duration Matter?

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“…I was able to find very, very little. Shehu, Mingfu, andZhongchun (1991a, 1991b; as cited in Shehu, Mingfu, & Zhongchun, 2001) found that Han students' mathematics skills were superior to their Tibetan counterparts. Shehu et al (2001) replicated these results among secondyear junior secondary, senior secondary, and university Han and Tibetan students and attempted to determine the reasons for these differences.…”

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“…Shehu, Mingfu, andZhongchun (1991a, 1991b; as cited in Shehu, Mingfu, & Zhongchun, 2001) found that Han students' mathematics skills were superior to their Tibetan counterparts. Shehu et al (2001) replicated these results among secondyear junior secondary, senior secondary, and university Han and Tibetan students and attempted to determine the reasons for these differences. They gathered data on intelligence (controlling for SES), using a modified version of the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (Raven, Raven, & Court, 1998) and "nonintelligence" factors using Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor (16PF) Questionnaire (Cattell, Cattell, & Cattell, 1993).…”

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“…Thus, could differences in intelligence and mathematics performance between the Han and Tibetan students discussed earlier (Shehu et al, 2001) be replicated in Han and Tibetan immigrants in the United States? Such research could help determine whether Tibetans' poorer performance in mathematics, as compared to the Han, is due to intelligence as claimed by Shehu et al (2001) or to their status as minorities in China.…”

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Based on observations of the Chinese educational system in the summer of 2002, I argue that comparisons of the performance of students in the United States and China, and by implication, of students in the United States and other East Asian countries, have been too homogeneous. I discuss four variables that could be included in future research between the United States and China (and by implication, in all U.S./East Asian research): urban versus rural education (SES), public versus private schools, China's ethnic minorities, and the education of boys and girls. Recommendations for future research are provided.

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A Cross-Cultural Study of Intellectual and Nonintellectual Factors Influencing Mathematical Ability in Tibetan and Han Students

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