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

A briefing which summarises key issues from this report has also been published. The report
and briefing are available electronically at the Primary Review website: www. primaryreview …

This chapter is an introduction to one way of thinking about a “shapeshift” from Euro-Western
hegemony in the developmental assessment of Africa's children into an African frame of …

Children who begin kindergarten with stronger skills learn faster than do those who enter
with lower skills. Minority children tend to enter kindergarten already at a disadvantage, and …

In this article, the author reviews three traditions of cognitive assessment: the structural
approach (based on factor analytic research), the information-processing approach, and the …

Sociocultural influences on the development of child language skills have been widely
studied, but the majority of the research findings were generated in Northern contexts. The …

Young Lives has traced the development of a range of cognitive skills and psychosocial
traits from early childhood through to young adulthood across cohorts in four countries …

Cognitive skills are a key dimension for child development and for the promotion of learning
opportunities, yet substantial challenges remain to measure cognitive skills in large …

Child-centred research shows a respect for children and promotes their entitlement to be
considered as persons of value and persons with rights. With the growing interest in this …

Existing non-verbal ability tests are typically protected by copyright, preventing them from
being freely adapted or computerized. Working towards an open science framework, we …