Investigating the Mental Abilities of Rural Zulu Primary School Children in South Africa

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-36

  Jinabhai, C C ^a   Taylor, M ^a   Rangongo, M F ^a   Mkhize, N J ^a   Anderson, S ^a   Pillay, B J ^a   Sullivan, K R ^a  

^a NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cognitive and Scholastic Test Battery; Mental Ability; Primary School Children; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; RURAL POPULATION;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TEST; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RAVEN COLORED PROGRESSIVE MATRICES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMBOL DIGIT MODALITIES TEST; YOUNG GROUP MATHEMATICS TEST;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2342570397     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850410001673978     Document Type: Article

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