Background The majority of available psychometric tests originates from the Western World
and was designed to suit the culture, language, and socio‐economic status of the respective …

We developed a test battery for use among children in Bangladesh, Ghana, and Tanzania,
assessing general intelligence, executive functioning, and school achievement. The …

The assessment of cognition in Indigenous populations is often complicated by cultural and
language differences and unfamiliarity with the assessment process. Cognitive tasks are …

The practice of psychometric testing of cognitive functioning in South Africa is hampered by
the paucity of normative data that adequately characterize our ethnically, linguistically …

It is frequently necessary to assess children with little or no schooling to determine their level
of cognitive functioning, especially in developing countries. It is not possible, however, to …

Serial assessment is required in situations where decline or recovery of function is
anticipated. Serial assessment of cognition in Indigenous populations, however, can be …

Many global settings lack indigenous measures of child development, making the
adaptation of available instruments necessary. The aim of this study was to reliably adapt …

Abstract Objective When testing African children with developmental and cognitive
standardized tests from high-income countries (HIC), investigators are uncertain as to …

Diversity is an acknowledged characteristic of the South African society. Traditional
standardised methods of assessment for cognitive functioning have been discouraged or …

Background Several interventions to improve cognition in at risk children have been
suggested. Identification of key variables predicting cognition is necessary to guide these …