Assessing Africans' Cognitive Development: Judgment Versus Judgment Plus Explanation

Mwamwenda, Tuntufye S.; Mwamwenda, Bernadette B.

doi:10.1080/00221325.1990.9914658

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Several aspects of the adaptation process are repeatedly cited, however, as indispensable to producing a valid adaptation (Carter, et al, 2005;Hambleton & Patsula, 1998;Malda, et al, 2008;van Widenfelt, et al, 2005) . These include translation; the selection and adaptation of culturally sensitive content; ensuring test stimuli are culturally relevant; and identifying presentation, administration and scoring procedures that maximally reduce cultural-based differences in response or performance (Bracken & Barona, 1991;Mwamwenda & Mwamwenda, 1989). A discussion of these aspects is included below.…”

Section: Sources Of Item Bias Include Poor Translation and Culturallymentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries

Fernald¹,

Kariger²,

Engle³

et al. 2009

194

191

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

All rights reserved The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

show abstract

Section: Sources Of Item Bias Include Poor Translation and Culturallymentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries

Fernald¹,

Kariger²,

Engle³

et al. 2009

194

191

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The challenge of cross-cultural assessment—The Test of Ability To Explain for Zulu-speaking Children

Solarsh

Alant

2006

Journal of Communication Disorders

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A culturally appropriate test, The Test of Ability To Explain for Zulu-speaking Children (TATE-ZC), was developed to measure verbal problem solving skills of rural, Zuluspeaking, primary school children. Principles of 'non-biased' assessment, as well as emic (culture specific) and etic (universal) aspects of intelligence formed the theoretical backdrop. In addition, specific principles relating to test translation; test content; culturally appropriate stimulus material; scoring procedures and test administration were applied. Five categories of abstract thinking skills formed the basis of the TATE-ZC. These were: (a) Explaining Inferences, (b) Determining Cause, (c) Negative Why Questions, (d) Determining Solutions and (e) Avoiding Problem. The process of test development underwent three pilot studies. Results indicate that the TATE-ZC is a reliable and valid test for the target population. A critical analysis of the efficacy of creating a test of verbal reasoning for children from the developing world concludes the article.Learning outcomes: As a result of this activity (1) the participant will have a clearer understanding of the principles that need to be followed when developing culturally appropriate test material; (2) the participant will understand the process of developing culturally appropriate test material for non-mainstream cultures; (3) the participant will be able to apply the process and principles to other cross-cultural testing situations.

show abstract

Reasoning for reading: an error analysis of oral reasoning skills of rural Zulu-speaking children

Solarsh¹

2002

Language Matters

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Assessing Africans' Cognitive Development: Judgment Versus Judgment Plus Explanation

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries

Examining Early Child Development in Low-Income Countries

The challenge of cross-cultural assessment—The Test of Ability To Explain for Zulu-speaking Children

Reasoning for reading: an error analysis of oral reasoning skills of rural Zulu-speaking children

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About